Well, the holiday weekend was full of a flurry of activity... beginning with a few real flurries on Wednesday that amounted to what meteorologists like to call a "dusting." And, a dusting is all it takes to lure the girls outside to play in the snow. The Toddler was super excited about getting … [Read more...]
A pilgrim’s progress begins with her costume
Yesterday the First Grader's school had their annual Thanksgiving feast. The kids performed a musical program and everyone was supposed to dress up as either a pilgrim or an Indian. The First Grader wanted to be a pilgrim. That would have been simple enough if we had costumes of that nature on hand, … [Read more...]
Southern syllables
This week the Preschooler came home with a worksheet that asked her to practice counting the number of syllables in each of the following words: I was checking them off and all was going well with this until we got to the word "crocodile." Me: OK. What about crocodile? How many syllables does … [Read more...]
The night owl vs. the early birds
I'm a night owl. My most productive hours of the day are usually somewhere between 10:00 PM and midnight. But, my people {i.e., my offspring} are early {morning} birds. And, they have total disregard for mine or the Spouse's need to ease into the day after being up late the night before. Total … [Read more...]
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