Sydney, 5, was finishing up her bath for the evening. I was in the bathroom with her. “What rhymes with brick?” she asked. Uh… YES, dear readers. My mind went ONE PLACE. Uh… “Come on,” Sydney urged. “Chick!” I exclaimed. “Nooooooo,” said Sydney. “There’s one more I’m thinking of.” Well, yeah, kid, there’s one more [Read More]
This Week’s To Do List
1. Teach kindergartener how to tie her shoes. 2. Buy book about teaching kindergartener how to tie shoes. 3. Do not roll eyes when other parents realize I haven’t taught my kindergartener how to tie her shoes and they say stuff like, “Simeon has tied her shoes since she was 3 years old. She taught [Read More]
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Bad Mom at Safety Town
Do you have Safety Town in your city? It’s a program here that teaches incoming Kindergarteners all about riding a school bus, crossing the street, how to dial 911, and other safety facts. It’s pretty cool. Sydney, 5, enjoyed her first full week of Safety Town and is well on her way to “graduating” at [Read More]
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Kindergarten Kraziness
On Thursday I will register my daughter for Kindergarten. She brought home a flyer from preschool that listed the items I will need to bring: 1. Proof of residency 2. Current health appraisal with immunization records and vision screening 3. Original birth certificate Check, check, and check! Registration is from 6-8:30pm in the middle school [Read More]
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EMERGENCY (not really)
We got an email from Will’s kindergarten that there had been a small electrical fire in the building. It was quickly contained and caused minimal smoke damage to a closet. This email made me remember that I am part of the emergency phone fan out committee for Will’s class. In the event of an unexpected [Read More]
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Order of Daily Events
Can you make out this picture drawn by Will? It’s 3 pictures depicting the order of his daily events. I innocently thought the first picture on the left was him sleeping in bed or waking up in the morning. Nope. He explained it’s him sitting on the couch watching TV. Great. Second picture is a [Read More]
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I wonder…
Happy New Year! Can you believe Will has homework over the holiday break? Granted, it is a small project. But really! We have a penguin that he needs to decorate and cut out. On the penguin’s belly he needs to finish the sentence “I wonder…” with something he wants to learn about. I planted such [Read More]