I was in a panic yesterday. After buying a single gift for the Bear’s primary 1st grade teacher over the weekend it suddenly dawned on me that we had nothing for the teacher’s assistant. It was 5:30pm. And school is over in 3 days. And I hadn’t a clue about […]
The Bear had a school assembly this week. ‘Assembly’ is one of the cutest words to hear her say aloud. She accentuates the ‘bly’ this way: ba-lee. I ask repetitive, kinda idiotic questions like “what did you say you had today sweetie?” and “your teacher said it was time to […]
Politicians may struggle with how to best educate our children, and voters may differ on whether scholastic measurements and educational endeavors are a federal or state issue, but so much debate often leads to inaction and our nation’s children just keep getting dumber and dumber. Michael Rachap, through his Readeez […]
I’m overweight. According to the Wii Fit, I’m obese actually, and although I’ve spent the better part of 2010 trying to reverse it, I’ve been this way much of my life. Why? A general lack of exercise, donuts, bad eating habits, fast food (up until 2003), soda (up until the […]
Many American families are preparing to send their little darling(s) off to school over the coming weeks. This event is usually met with disparate emotions; younger kids excited, older ones less so. Parents are mixed too. Some dread this day, as they will once again turn their precious children over […]
The Bear begins 1st Grade in 11 days. The ’10-’11 school supply list sits by the front door, waiting for a trip to our local parent/teacher store. This morning, I did a drive-by past the uniform store to check their hours. Then I thought, wait a sec, the Bear hasn’t […]
…yeah, I know. The summer is 1/2-way through and I’m only now suggesting (well, sorta demanding) that you buy a particular workbook for your kid. What can I say, the 100 degree temps are slowin’ me down. Better late than never? The Original Summer Bridge Activities workbook series absolutely rules. […]
