When my middle child was a preschooler she was the Queen of Questions. She asked hundreds a day, but one of my favorites from that season was: “Are Mickey and Minnie married?” After some research on the matter, it turns out Walt Disney said in a 1933 interview that they are in fact married in…
On Tuesday night of this week I hauled the 4th Grader and the 1st Grader across town for a football game so the older one could cheer. The 1st Grader was tired from a long day at school and was in no mood to be a cooperative spectator on metal bleachers in 90 degree heat:…
Yesterday was a typically hectic morning trying to get everyone out the door and into the car to head to school. I don’t remember being particularly hateful about any one thing. But, my tone or body language must have communicated that my frustration level was high because about halfway to school the Kindergartener asked me,…
I love a good snow day, but last week’s stretch of three consecutive “inclement weather” days following a holiday about did us in. We are glad to be back in school and back on something that resembles a schedule this week. For the sake of documentation, this was us on Tuesday when the snow was…