Ten petri dishes growing bacteria are sitting on my dining room table in the name of science. Right now, I’m not a fan of science. The same child who is growing bacteria also had to get himself to school this morning on his own. The girl and I go to a before-school P.E. program (she [...]
I’m about 1/3 of the way through edits on my manuscript, but there are so many more pressing things that I’m having a difficult time focusing on the work. For instance: 1) I’m distressed that my 4th grader has spelling words that not only do I not know how to spell without the help of [...]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Yesterday was gray and snowy. I was sitting warm and cozy at my computer, getting some writing done when the phone rang. Me: Hello? Voice: Hi. My socks got really wet at recess. I need you to bring me new socks. Me: First things first. Which child of mine is this? Voice: Doodles. Me: Okay, [...]
Report cards came out last Friday. Both kids did beautifully, both are right where they should be, perhaps a little ahead in the reading areas. But the third grade teacher sent home a class letter reporting that he was no longer hounding the kids to turn in their reading journals–he was merely giving them one [...]
I’ll be honest: Most of my elementary school years are a blur. I mostly remember doing super fun, incredibly dangerous things that I would never ever let my children do today (playing on construction sites? Riding a bike exploring new areas for hours on end? Roaming in the woods?) I think everyone on Facebook has [...]
–I’m getting old. I went to Adam’s office party last night. I did not get drunk. I did not saying anything that could potentially get Adam fired. I did not embarrass myself or anyone else. It was a whole different world. There’s no way around it, people: Getting old sucks. I miss the old days [...]
Thursday, September 22, 2011
First off, we’re home late because we have to go to instrument pick-up, which is the definition of clusterf*ck, with seven elementary schools picking up instruments at the middle school. The smallest size viola… is still a smidgen big for my peanut. But it’s okay. Because I learned tonight what “I liked the sound of [...]
Monday, September 19, 2011
Am I the only one who gets teary eyed at Schoolhouse Rock? Seriously! Every time that Bill becomes a Law, I just want to weep in happiness for him. The pressure in not blogging very often is that when I finally do blog, I know you all think I’m going to have something interesting to [...]
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Ah, the first day of school. The little ones left. The not-so-little one bounded out the door, “By mom!” and I had to run to keep up with him. “Third grade is going to be cool!” he declared. The little-little one clung to my leg, sobbing, and had to be pried off by the principal [...]
My hair was a mess. It really need a good dye job. My gray roots were showing. “I look old,” I told Adam. “No, you don’t,” he assured me, because he had to assure me because it was my birthday, I had agreed to go to his 20th high school reunion, and there was no [...]