At least that's what they're calling this week off school. I haven't seen a lot of evidence of spring. The temperatures are above freezing, at least, and we can all be grateful for that. People keep asking, but we don't have big plans for spring break. The boys already had an extended stay in Florida… Continue reading Spring Break
Category: Parenting
It’s Not Just You
I just sent this text to a friend. It helps to know we're not the only ones. This is the greatest gift we can give one another, the gift of it's not just you. I feel like I say this all the time (feel free to roll your eyes at me), but I really only write about… Continue reading It’s Not Just You
At Seven
At seven, you're getting better at a lot of things. Tying your shoes, writing ... the list goes on. Other techniques, though, still need a little work. E, reading from a popsicle stick: Hey mom? What kind of … what does B-O-A-T-S spell? Me: Boats. E: Hey mom? What kind of boats do … what does… Continue reading At Seven
Boots
We had soccer today, and then we came home and did our Saturday chores. There was much less grumbling this week than usual, possibly because I reached the end of my grumbling tolerance last Saturday and I was so loud the neighbors were hiding. Whatever the reason, Saturday chores got done in record time. Next… Continue reading Boots
9 1/52
I’m feeling guilty about this, my Levi, and you don’t even know anything about it. I wrote your brother a blog post on his birthday. I meant to do one on yours, and the day got away from me. Then the week turned into one of those weeks, and here I am, a week late.… Continue reading 9 1/52
First and Third
Here we go! I know lots of moms are sad today, and I support their right to the sadness. But I'm good. Besides getting a nice regular routine back, this will be the first time in quite a while that we aren't paying for regular childcare. I would make the standard jokes about it being… Continue reading First and Third
Seven
Seven years ago, in the evening, I was leaving a board meeting for a chorus I was singing with, and my cell phone rang. It was our caseworker. "Baby was born," she said. She'd called the house a couple of times, finally rousing Paul from sleep for a confused conversation. He'd managed to wake up… Continue reading Seven
Also At the Circus
So I posted about strawberry shortcake on Sunday night, and everything was great and everybody was having fun, and then someone dropped a psychological stinkbomb or something, and Levi and I were both mad, and Elias was scared and my sister was uncomfortable, and Paul was trying to sort out what had actually just happened.… Continue reading Also At the Circus
Camp Report
Well, we all came through camp with flying colors. My friend Wendy texted me on Sunday morning. Wendy has known me more than half my life, so she knows that I have never attended any camp except outdoor ed in the sixth grade, and also that I am likely to check off all the required… Continue reading Camp Report
Camp!
This is me, not freaking out. We just dropped Levi off for overnight camp. He'll be gone two nights. He has been apart from us overnight before, but it's always been one night, or he's stayed with my sister. This matters because if he's gone one night, we can manage all his treatments around being… Continue reading Camp!