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, but in…
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 that one…
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 disregard. For…
Our youngest two have come a long way toward becoming playmates. When I think back to last summer, the progress is remarkable. Yet, there are still many days when they don’t click at all and tensions run high. And, ever since the Toddler turned two it’s as if she’s more determined than ever to make her…