Category Archives: ramblings

I have a playlist for myself I’ve had forever and lately I’ve been realizing I’m old enough to look up new covers for a lot of the songs. But Cecilia doesn’t seem to have been covered much, which kind of … Continue reading →

Haven’t posted on this a while – one way to get dinner done: I cooked the beef on the weekend; the veg are frozen – mediterrranean mix + peas – and rice. Not gourmet but takes 20 min from arrival, … Continue reading →

Noah’s friend L. and her brother J. who is almost 4 moved across the street. I have had to start locking the front door if I don’t want to turn around and and find 4 children at home. (Literally.) Conversely, … Continue reading →

Sometimes anything that suspends the way you usually think about your day is a win. Carl was sequestered at work so I was solo today. Liam got me up around 6:15 and by 7 we were all up eating oatmeal. … Continue reading →

Carl is sequestered tonight for an upgrade so I am solo parenting. Liam was asleep by 6:45; I vastly overestimated the impact of two naps and so I had to rush him to bed. When I came out Noah, poor … Continue reading →

That sounds ominous no? Plus it was the fifth meeting. Executive summary: Next stop, the principal. So it was 45 minutes long and I am a biased reporter. But here’s the good: She does agree that there’s a problem. I … Continue reading →

We are indeed meeting Friday. But the note back is great: (slightly paraphrased) Noah has not chosen to share the whole story. He is well aware that work not completed in the allotted time does not get put on the … Continue reading →

I am so close to completely flipping out at Noah’s teacher and/or providing a shitty but loving homeschool experience and I could just spit. So no links until I am at a computer but remember Noah flipped out over a … Continue reading →

I am home today because I hurt my back. I was thinking of using that as sort of an excuse but…it’s actually a reason, not an excuse. My back hurts and it’s hard to walk straight. Enough that I just … Continue reading →

Everyone else in the house – Carl, Noah, my MIL, Liam – is napping. Meanwhile we are having a bakefest. So far we have done sugar cookie dough (cookies would be baking except Noah has to be involved), a cake … Continue reading →