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 […]
I’m going as a witch.
October 19, 2011 by
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
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
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 […]
Boys and Guns
August 9, 2011 by
My husband went back to work yesterday after a two week vacation and so it’s been just the three of us, getting back into our regular summer routine. There are, I realized, only three and a half weeks left until school starts and I’m feeling a tad bit melancholy about it. I decided today we […]
Baby I’m-a Want You
August 5, 2011 by
“I figured out what I’m going to buy you,” my husband said as I walked in the door, holding a piece of paper in his hand. A present for me? Squee! It’s my tenth anniversary in seven months and there is a three stone ring coming my way; my husband is a far-ahead planner so […]
Oh, HAI.
August 4, 2011 by
Where, you may be wondering, have I been? Or perhaps you were not wondering that at all. In any case, I’m just back from a sunny vacation during which the following momentous events occurred: Jake went from a reluctant, life-jacket wearing child to one who jumped into the pool and swam across it without the […]
