i knew it was coming! you can not put your toddler in pre-school and avoid that little fucker, The Cold Virus. its 2pm, max is laid out on the couch watching tv. i join him for the movie because he asks. he’s cuddled under a lightweight blanket, soft pillow under head, with a 103.5 degree [...]
Archive for the ‘School’ Category
“Frankly Doctor, I find it hard to keep pace with you.”
Posted in Bedtime, Max, School, Sicky on September 3, 2009 | Comments Off
“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.”
Posted in Anger, Max, School, Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | Comments Off
not a surprise to me, max is a bit cranky on his way home from pre-school every day. he was like this last year and the year before, too. he’s hungry and tired and has just spent the last three hours on his best behavior. those three hours at school are no doubt intense and [...]
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”
Posted in BellaGrace, Home, Max, School on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off
enough time to relax and write, but not enough time to dive into reading school stuff – this is my wednesday during the three hours max is away from home. there is some cooking and playing with bella to be done, some surfing on the net and of-course, some snuggling.
bella visited her classroom for a [...]
“Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” ~ Mark Twain
Posted in School on August 25, 2009 | Comments Off
hey, i love this being busy all day business! it reminds me of how life was before i developed rheumatoid arthritis. it seemed that everyday dad would tell me to slow down, have dinner with him, watch a movie, but i was always go_go_go. in chicago, same thing – hal and i constantly walked EVERYWHERE, [...]
Picking the right school for my kids is like buying a car – you get what you can afford.
Posted in School on March 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about what school I would like my children to go to. Then, I stopped. And I started to think about how being privileged affects how I think about my school choices for Max and Bella. Then, I decided I wasn’t going to stress about all the choices [...]
Can I eat your face?
Posted in Illness, Max, School, Transition on January 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Max’s skin is broken-out with a rash like no other rash I’ve seen before. I think (read: I am seriously hoping) that it is a post stomach virus eczema flair up. I woke last night to the sound of nails on skin as he could not stop scratching layers of dermis off his body. It [...]
Yes, sometimes I do suck. But that is Okay.
Posted in Family, Max, School on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Trying. Trying so hard to get it right. Need to stop trying and just Do. Just accept when I don’t Do, and take the very next moment To Do.
Okay, enough with the choppy unexplainable sentences. They are explainable. I have been using our morning school day routine to practice Mindfulness. This time in particular comes [...]
Oh the responsiblity!
Posted in Anger, School, Words on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday was Max’s meet-and-greet day at school. I met his new teacher(s) and LOVED them all. Plus, one of them is a friend of mine – a big plus there. I feel so lucky to have found this preschool. The classroom he’s in this year is bigger than the space he was in last year. [...]
Down in the dumps, today.
Posted in Depression, Future, School on August 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One. Week. Left.
Max starts school in a week. I can not tell you how relieved I am about this. He is really in need of playmates and attention in a way that I can not fulfill. His energy level is through the roof and I’m always way low to the ground. Fortunately, Bella seems to [...]
I almost got my ass kicked at church.
Posted in Max, Outings, School, Uncategorized on May 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Friday was Max’s “Spring Program,” at his preschool. His preschool keeps the same days as an elementary school which means school is out for summer break in about two weeks. Oh my gawd, this also means that I’m gonna have to start getting creative by the beginning of next month to keep my son active [...]
