Dear 5th Grader, Eleven years ago today on a snowy Valentine’s Day afternoon, we nervously bundled all six pounds of you into a carseat and headed home from the hospital as a family of three. I’m not sure your dad has ever driven more cautiously on the interstate. We had no idea what we were…
I don’t think it’s officially Seasonal Affective Disorder, but I feel like the dreariness of winter certainly takes a toll on my overall energy and enthusiasm level at this time of year. So, I’m trying to have a more proactive approach to battling the winter blues. In a unique way, strapping myself to a desk…
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…
For the past several years, reading has fallen off of my priority list. Of course I’ve read Llama, Llama Mad at Mama and I Wear My Tutu Everywhere more times than I can count. But outside of children’s literature, I have bought a few books here and there only to never crack them open. Instead, I’ve been content…