I picked Asher up from cross country the other day, and when he got in the car and I asked about his day, he said, "Um... I got in trouble today." ???? Hmm??, I said. You did?? (concerned). (Fortunately, my boys "getting in trouble" at school is VERY rare, thankfully. They are usually always very… Continue reading In Trouble
1st Day is in the books: It was a pretty uneventful day. They seemed to have mixed feelings. Ethan seemed a bit more distraught at the idea of all the "free time with his friends" ending. They don't have to wake up until around 7:00-7:10, which is not too far off from when they often… Continue reading School, and a “kids morning routine” poll
It's here! Today is the first day of school, 2021. This is earlier than usual for our kids, due to some construction being done in the district next summer that requires them to end earlier this upcoming spring. So, back to school they go. Obviously, we just got back from vacation, too, so things feel… Continue reading 1st Day of School, 2021!!!!
So, on Monday evening, after his first day "home alone" (Ethan's at camp) and his first day back from swim camp/Iowa meet, Asher declared, "I can't wait to go back to school. Just being home is kind of boring. Can I do summer school???" I was like, "Wait, what?!" I honestly hadn't even really talked… Continue reading Summer school surprise
WE MADE IT. It's the last day of school, and we have officially survived the most wacky school year ever. The boys aren't up yet and I don't have any "last day of school pics" yet, so here is a throwback to their 1st day: 1st day of 6th and 5th grade Talk about a… Continue reading Last day of school: covid year & summer plans
We are now almost done with Week 2 of our temporary switch to virtual school for the holiday season. One more week until Christmas break. Then they'll have 1 more week virtual after break before hopefully going back to school on January 11th. It's going waaaaaay better than previous attempts. I am kind of shocked,… Continue reading Virtual school update
Last week a podcaster that I follow asked for topic suggestions/ Q&A questions (in the working mom/parenting genre). I've had something on my mind lately that I truly think would make for a very interesting podcast episode: "How do you handle it when your child is not just like you?" The handsome child in question… Continue reading Personality differences
These are certainly crazy times.Last night we learned that the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction blocking the emergency order that required all of the schools in our county to open virtually. (If you recall in this post, I explained how our private school was planning and was prepared to safely open this fall,… Continue reading Whirlwind
Good morning! Hope school and life and work and whatever you have going on is treating you well. I'm going to try to keep this brief on text today... I have been choosing to get up later currently (closer to 6 am instead of my normal 5:00). I can use the extra sleep to sustain my patience,… Continue reading Snapshots
Yesterday was the first "real" day of school, I would say. First day with regular schedule, academics, etc. It went fine. Overall, it was all fine. The biggest issue is that I already feel exhausted from just being "on" all the time. The easiest days by far of having kids home with me while I work… Continue reading An easy day vs hard day: parenting edition
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