Like moms everywhere, before I became a mom I had a vision of what motherhood would be like, and I also had a vision of what my kids would be like. If you’ve ever visited the blog before today, you know that the reality has been very different. Whereas I had dreamed of a car… Read More
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The First Three Days: A Recap
When I last posted, I was wiping away tears as I drove away from Nathan’s school. My tiny little guy was suddenly A Big Boy and I had seven hours to kill before I went back to pick him up. But perhaps you are wondering how the story ends (well, not ends…the next installment would… Read More
The First Day
The day I’d been fearing finally arrived. Yesterday, I loaded the kids up and headed for (first) the middle school, then the elementary school. After going back and forth several times about whether it would be best to park in a disability space or just go through the regular line, we opted for regular line. All… Read More
Seven Snippets: Three Days Until School Starts
Hey Hey! The snippets are posting a little later than normal, but They. Are. Up. Three out of four of us have come down with a late summer cold – Sarah Kate is the last holdout. — 1 — The kids spent last week in Tennessee with Mr. Andi’s dad and his wife. Sarah Kate pretty… Read More
Why Monday Is Going to Be a Rough Day
Seven years ago, Sarah Kate started kindergarten. I was nervous. She had only learned to stand still without assistance that summer, and we were new in town. Mr. Andi had arrived in March, but Sarah Kate and I didn’t come until two weeks before school started. We didn’t know the teachers, the system, or a… Read More
In Between Tears at the Sleep Center
Hello, my friends! Your eyes are not deceiving you: I really am truly back – at least I plan to be. School starts on Monday and we’ll be back in a routine again which – I hope! – means I’ll have a little more time to think my thoughts and mop my floors and type… Read More