I teach private swim lessons here at home in my pool. It is pretty common for siblings of the kids taking a lesson to play in the yard with one or more of my kids while I am teaching. Yesterday the seven-year-old brother of the kid I was giving lessons to was playing with Numbers 3 […]
Number 4
I think George is a keeper.
Last year a new student was placed in Number 4’s class after the school year had already started. She had a new BFF. His name was George. We heard all about her friend George. About how Number 4 helped him with the transition to the new school. How she showed him where the bathroom and […]
Last Night’s Dinner Conversation
Number 4: “Mommy, Number 6 keeps saying What the H-E-L-L.” Number 6: “No I don’t!” Number 4: “Mommy! Number 6 keeps saying What the H-E-L-L!” Number 6: “NO I DON’T!” Number 4: “MOMMY! Number 6 keeps saying WHAT THE H-E-L-L!!!” Number 6: “NO! I! DON”T! Mommy, I don’t keep saying What the H-E-L-L! I KEEP SAYING WHAT THE HELL!” Oh… that’s […]
A Star is Born
I think I have PSOMSD. Post Sound of Music Stress Disorder. This past weekend we ventured into uncharted territory, and Number 3 and 4 performed in the high school’s musical production of The Sound of Music. 5 shows. It was our first experience with this kind of thing. And while I am exhausted and grateful […]
Well, that’s one way of looking at it.
Yesterday Number 4 came home with the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. I guess her teacher gave it to her to read. She was super excited to read it. I’m not sure why, really… It’s pretty sad, but I think she felt like it was more of a grown up book than she […]
Her project looks like sh*t. And I’m totally okay with that.
Yesterday two people posted this picture (from George Takei’s Facebook page) to my Facebook page: The fact that Number 4 had a “personal heritage project” due yesterday made it even funnier. Or should I say “Number 4” had a personal heritage project due yesterday. Because let’s be honest. I bet you can count on one […]