love is in all things a most wonderful teacher

President Obama made me cry. And I don’t mean in a “how could that pinko commie be allowed to brainwash our children” kind of way.
No, I mean that I was so relieved to hear him talk to our kids in such a real, earnest, non-condescending manner, acknowledging their challenges and difficulties while also making it [...]

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a most precious rascal

I just dropped Shriekeuse off for the first day at her new school. For someone who is usually skittish about change, she was about ninety-nine percent enthusiasm and one percent nerves. She met her teacher, got in line, started chatting with the kids, and marched away to class without a backward glance. I stood there [...]

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blanket statement

Yesterday marked beginning of a new work-at-home era for me: I increased my son’s time at nursery school from three mornings a week to three longer days a week (morning until 3pm) plus one morning. I amazed myself with my own hyper-productivity! I was able to run out-of-town errands and not worry about being late [...]

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