So our oldest just came home from school, and said, “Daddy! Guess what! we did paper mache today!” She held out the front of her dress, which was covered in white stuff. “Oh cool! Wait, does paper mache have wheat? Did you use flour?” She nodded. I ordered her to the laundry room to take [...]
Posts Tagged ‘school’
1 Oct
the appearance of the school-going monster
Well, it’s happened, although in a different way than last year. Last year we had a mouthy JK-er. This year our little adorable nearly 4 yo has turned into a stubborn, opinionated, defiant child. Sometimes. We’re not sure what it is. DW and I theorize that it has to do with the varied stresses on [...]
8 Sep
going to school with food allergies
This past week, the Comic (our youngest) started school, and amidst all the excitement and wonderment of BOTH KIDS IN SCHOOL, the realities of navigating life at school with food allergies have tempered our elation with a little trepidation. Will she be ok? The teacher has been very good about asking us for a list [...]
25 Jun
first last day
Have you ever gotten those emails from American First Third bank? I always laugh at the name, because it’s so odd. Is it first? Or is it third? Make up your mind! Today is the first last day of school for my oldest, and I can’t believe it’s been a whole school year already. I’m [...]
3 Apr
the Linguist got her 1st report card
So, here we are with another first: the first report card. The Linguist almost forgot to give it to us, it was only after dinner as she was washing her hands that she suddenly remembered, “Oh! I got my report card today! It’s in my bag! Oh! And there’s some jello we made at grandma’s [...]
18 Dec
how did I do this?
How did I manage to raise a mouthy stubborn almost-5 year old? I should explain. The Linguist is my oldest. She’ll be 5 in January. She’s intelligent, capable, reads incredibly well, is learning piano, loves to draw, know her way around OSX and Windows… all the things a geek dad could hope for. But when [...]
