Stephanie Ivanusic

Stephanie Ivanusic
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A kindergarten teacher turned stay at home mom who was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Arizona, Stephanie returned to Pittsburgh 9 years ago after meeting her husband online. Though she plans to return to the classroom one day, these days she happily spends her time being home with her blended family of 4 kids. She has a 17 year old son, a 13 year old stepdaughter, and 6 year old and 3 year old daughters.

North Park: Family Fun for All Ages

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One of the things we love about living in Pittsburgh is the ability to find many family friendly parks. Living north of the city, we are lucky to have one of the amazing Allegheny...

Book Review: My Preschooler Loved “ABC See, Hear, Do: Learn to read 55 words”

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Literacy has always been my passion. I've always been moved by written expression and am definitely a lifelong learner. It's truly why I wanted to and became a teacher. When I first started teaching, I...

I Don’t Really Belong

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As a mom with a wide range of kids' ages (17, 12, 6, 3) in various activities, I find myself not really belonging anywhere as of late.  Not in the sense of "poor me,"...

Children Learn What They Experience

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  It doesn't matter whether your home is blended or not, children learn what they live. A blended home just provides two versions of what children see and live with.   Quite simply it really is...

What I Wish I Knew the First Time

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Yesterday my first born, my only son, turned seventeen. S E V E N T E E N !   I was 17 when I graduated from high school. I was 17 when I...

The Last Third Birthday

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Today is my Violet's third birthday.  It's a special day, no question, as we've been through third birthdays a handful of times before hers and of course, they are all meaningful.  I've long referred...

National Stepfamily Day

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Today is National Stepfamily Day!  Did you even know there was such a thing??  My son, Andrew, and I actually moved to Pittsburgh from Arizona to begin our lives with my now husband and...

Bittersweet Back to School

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Back to school is very bittersweet for me.  I love lazy days we sometimes get in summer, yet I also love the routine of school. I love school supplies and organizing and yes, even...

I Wish I Weren’t a Stepmom

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I wish I weren't a stepmom. The weight that fell off my shoulders upon expressing those words is truly indescribable. It's taboo to say them out loud, of course,--words only shared in the darkest of moments...

Embracing the Good in the Blend

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Court rooms, calendars, attorneys, arguments, missed events, mudslinging.  I could write all day long about the struggles of blending a family---and I have written about plenty of those moments, but there are also some...