Monday is the big day. The big K. Kindergarten. We started getting into The Routine this week. We’ve got a morning chart. We’ve got supplies. We’ve met the kids, principal, teachers, parents. She’s ready. I’m ready. But is kindergarten ready for Violet?
I can’t really fathom what a huge change this is going to make in [...]
Posted in family, Graham, language, Parenting, Violet
While we were on Long Island we went to visit Nana at the Arbors Assisted Living. Bringing children to a nursing home is like bringing a cake to a Weight Watchers meeting. The old folks gathered around, looking like they wanted to reach out and pet the kids, inhale them, eat them up. Nana, filled [...]
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So, I was going to do a whole long post about the World Cup, because this time we’ve got a kid playing soccer. And really, I only watch sports about once every four years, give or take Wimbledon.
But then I realized I’ve already done that. It’s still apt. So I’ll save myself the effort. Check [...]
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We tried camping. It was kind of a matter of honor, just because of what happened last year. But last year we had a lot working against us: Graham was still in a crib, the kids had never slept in the same room together (let alone a tent), Graham still needed a nap, it was [...]
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I have never had so much fun totally ignoring my children. Yes I sent them out on their bikes or let them run amok for hours while I hunkered down in the garage to turn this:
into this:
I got to use circular, jig, table and miter saws, electric drill, screwdriver and sander, power stapler, clamps, levels, [...]
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Violet is starting dual language kindergarten this fall! This is the culmination of three years of hard work and, while it didn’t turn out exactly how I’d hoped, I am SO excited. And terrified. And relieved. And… well… let’s just say there is a lot to think about.
Here’s our journey in a nutshell:
We moved to [...]
Posted in Austin, dual language immersion, family
The first time I had to use the phone I had a complete panic attack. I was probably about 7, and… well… introverted. I had a question about a kid event, I think. My mom decided that if it was my question, I should be the one to call. We reviewed the proper phone etiquette, but [...]
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So almost a year ago we embarked on an experiment: put the kids in the same room for the summer. Were we successful?
Well, that depends on how you define “success”.
If by success you mean that the kids learned to sleep in the same room happily all summer, then no. We failed failed failed.
But let’s not [...]
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So I asked for a Crash Course Sewing class at the Stitch Lab for Christmas. My mom was nice enough to give me her sewing machine, and I’ve been telling myself for ages I’d learn how to do more than sew a straight line. My in-laws were nice enough to get me that class and [...]
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Violet is getting to that age now; the age when she will acquire her “first memory.” You know… the one she’ll recall as an adult. So of course I’ve added this to my Pile o’ Things to Worry About. Obviously I hope her first memory will be warm and fuzzy: tending the [...]
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