My daughter is in the fifth grade. That goes a long way in explaining the silence from this blog these past several months. I didn't know! Apparently, fifth grade is a bear to teach, with its own weathers. Sweet girls turn mean and boys get into fist fights. I've been told that the light at … Continue reading Making Music
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Back to school
First and third grade started for us this week. I was ill-prepared for the emotional freak out of watching my boy, my boy! march away from me into the mysterious recesses of his new school. It wasn't Kindergarten after all—he stayed at preschool for Kindergarten. Nobody else was bawling. Even the kids seemed soberly resigned … Continue reading Back to school