Today is School Girl’s last day of 2nd grade. It’s also the last day of her being in the “little kids’ school”. Instead of making 2 separate schools, which in my personal opinion will have to be done in less than 5 years anyway, our district decided to split the kids into 2 different schools; [...]
Once again Field Day reared its ugly head yesterday. Our school has 3 days worth of field days, certainly if you’ve got children in more than one age group; which can make for some, um, excitement. Fortunately, we don’t have to worry about that. The day started around 9 or so. It was already hot [...]
I don’t usually write about celebrity adopters or wannabes. In fact, I think I’ve broken that rule only once, possibly twice. Don’t look for this to be a post about them. Because if I write much beyond these links, my head will explode. Don’t test me to see whether or not it’s literal, m’kay? Sandra [...]
Yesterday was School Girl’s 2nd grade field trip. This year we went to a local nature center and had an afternoon-long “learning activity” at a pond, collecting samples of plants (and the occasional unfortunate animal) while getting wet and filthy. I was one of four parent volunteers. The other mums were walking with their kids. [...]
What if I am never able to counter the thought “I had to buy a baby?” What if that doesn’t make me a real mother, in my eyes, or in anyone else’s (from Cherry)? In a lot of ways, that’s not exactly a “what if” for me. I’ve been struggling with that on and off [...]
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