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Kakie's Write

By Kakie Fitzsimmons
Balance, parenting, working and life. Kakie Fitzsimmons is an award winning co-author and co-creator of Bur Bur & Friends®, a diverse cast of children's characters who educate kids about diversity, inclusion, sports and outdoor exploration.
I called my son’s school and asked what they would be doing for the inauguration. The teacher was really happy to hear my voice and invited me to come to the school and watch the ceremony with the class. I called my mother and asked her to join us, which she d ... Read more...
The moment: I didn’t feel this was something I wanted to watch alone in my living room, so I called my son’s school and asked what they would be doing for the inauguration. The teacher was really happy to hear my voice and invited me to ... Read more...
Book Review: As we were writing the award winning children&r ... Read more...
Book Review: As we were writing the award winning children&r ... Read more...
This was originally posted at the Bur Bur and Friends Community Blog A while back, we had a post here o ... Read more...
My little guy is 8 this year. This morning after opening presents he said "I have a secret that I know but I don't want to say" and right there my mother interupted him and said, "Then don't say it" so he clammed up. She and I exchanged a ... Read more...
This post is the story of some people very special to me and I had to share it Three years ago my husband accepted a new job in another state. We have three children and the plan was to put our house on the market in Minnesota and move after the sale. This al ... Read more...
I never knew how much my life would transform after having a child. I had no idea I would be writing children's books eight years later. He was just five pounds when he was born prematurely at 36 weeks. What a blessing he has been. I took him out to dinn ... Read more...
  Last winter I was at a business conference where we broke off into small groups for a discussion about personal growth and what has shaped us in our lives. There were at least three men at my table, all over the age of 40, and every one of them talked abo ... Read more...
My son and I attended Civic Fest in downtown Minneapolis over the weekend. Here we are waving to the cheering crowd. If you are a lover of history and seeing really cool things this is for you. They have traveling artifacts from the Smithsonian. Her ... Read more...