It snowed today! The little dusting is, I believe, positively correlated with the comment I made yesterday regarding the unbelievable fact that we had made it through September AND October with no snow. But, dear readers, we had NOT made it through October, and so now we have snow. It’s not much though and it […]
Archives for October 2011
Jake-Z and Marky Mark
October 26, 2011 by 7 Comments
Over the past six weeks there has been a hip-hop residency program at our school, meaning that the kids have been learning hip-hop in gym class. I was interested to see how this would go since my children have a great love of music and – especially in Mark’s case – dancing. This great love of […]
Cultivating the Relationship
October 24, 2011 by 9 Comments
How was your weekend? I spent Friday night here: which is to say I had a pretty fabulous weekend. My parents stayed at our house and took care of the children, and I will say this: I always fret a little about leaving them, even for one night, and they always wish that I stayed […]
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
October 21, 2011 by 6 Comments
It’s my husband’s birthday today! Ssssh. He doesn’t like a big fuss made about his birthday, something I totally do not understand since I enjoy wearing a birthday tiara and a sandwich board with “BIRTHDAY GIRL” written on it. However, he and I are going to Banff for the night tonight – squee – with […]
I’m going as a witch.
October 19, 2011 by 10 Comments
My dog almost caught ANOTHER squirrel today in the exact same spot as the other day. Either my dog has become an overnight hunting sensation or the squirrels that frequent our backyard are extremely dim-witted. I have been busily preparing for our school’s Halloween Family Dance. I’m happy to assist in this endeavor for two […]
The unknown can be a scary place for a squirrel
October 17, 2011 by 5 Comments
On Saturday I woke up feeling tired and achy; everyone else in the house had more or less gone through this malady, and it finally caught me. Let me tell you something: it pays to get sick on a Saturday. I had a sick day like I have only dreamed of for years and years. […]
Wide Open Spaces….Room To Make The Big Mistakes
October 13, 2011 by 12 Comments
Yesterday I spent the afternoon volunteering in the boys’ class. They had an in-class field trip where they have a visitor come in armed with materials and stories and enrichment activities – in this case, the activities were related to their “Building” unit. Each child was to build a three dimensional zoo animal and enclosure […]
