The Man from CL&P was here at 7:30 this morning. The microwave died yesterday. Our backyard smells like shit because our septic is failed and I don’t know how we are going to get it fixed. So I’ve been a little stressed out today. I was standing out on the back deck, staring at the yard, […]
Archives for August 2014
This year things will be different. My pledge for this school year.
School starts in a little more than ten days. Every September I do the same thing. I vow to start the school year off differently. And then I disappoint myself by not following through. This year will be different. This year I will not disappoint myself. Because this year I will be realistic. Here is […]
Maybe Common Core isn’t the problem. Maybe it’s us.
A couple days ago I wrote this post about my concerns regarding sending my daughter off to kindergarten this year. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since then. I am not necessarily anti-Common Core. I understand the need to develop problem solving strategies. We all certainly encounter problem after problem after problem over the course of […]
If I had to fight six other women to get my husband’s attention on a daily basis then I might act like a pretty big jerk, too.
Number 3 has been giving me a hard time. He’s being rude and disrespectful and full of attitude. I feel like all I’ve been doing lately is sending him to his room. Last weekend he had a cold. And then two days ago he got a cough which has gotten progressively worse. It was bad […]
To My Daughter’s Kindergarten Teacher
To My Daughter’s Kindergarten Teacher, My daughter starts kindergarten in 13 days. 13 days. I have been sitting here staring at those two words and sobbing. Sobbing for two reasons. First, time is just flying. If you have children of your own you understand this. That day you bring your child home from the hospital, you […]
It’s 12 P.M. Have you said YES to your kids yet today?
I woke up much later than I wanted to this morning, and as a result, I was feeling rushed from the second I got up. So when I was making breakfast and Number 4 bounced into the kitchen and asked, “Mommy! CAN I HELP?” I immediately said… “NO.” I was trying to make banana bread […]