Putting the OM in OMG
I've come a long way throughout the years, and I've learned a lot from my mistakes. A person who never made a mistake is a person who never tried anything new was displayed on the wall of Jake's old classroom, and I think that's inspirational. I … [Continue reading]
There's just something so satisfying about conquering something that you had previously thought unconquerable. Climbing the mountain, running the marathon, or - in my case - going on a field trip. As you know, over the years I've been incredibly … [Continue reading]
I know it's the big "first day of school" for a lot of you, but we are already into our second week. The boys were pretty happy to start school last week; we are all enjoying that "back to routine" feeling. The children have been relentlessly quoting … [Continue reading]
Today is the very last day of summer vacation and I'm simultaneously melancholy about the fleeting nature of time, and excited to get back into routines. Every single platitude about time and children getting older (I'mmmmm getting older toooooooo) … [Continue reading]
I had so many plans for this last week of summer vacation - the pool! the zoo! the amusement park! - and the weather has been beautifully warm. It would be a perfect week for all those things! Unfortunately, the city is hidden in a giant cloud of … [Continue reading]
Perhaps in a foreshadowing to Black Monday, it snowed on Friday! Snow in August isn't unheard of, but it isn't exactly typical either. Well, snow melts and markets move and the world keeps on spinning. Fortunately we didn't have any snow actually … [Continue reading]
