Well helloooo world. I feel like I fell asleep in February and woke up in spring! We were down for the count for about two weeks with back-to-back respiratory illness and norovirus–thankfully we’re all on the mend or recovered now.
I had a conference for my oldest child last week. He’s in early elementary school, on the cusp of reading and writing. And they are drilling those kids on sight words, reading aloud, sounding things out, etc. His teacher–who is lovely, by the way, and I am not implicating her in what I’m about to write–was eager to show me all of the progress he’s made since the last conference last fall.… Read More »
Oof. What a weekend. The past few days have been President’s Day weekend–no school but Eric still had work–so I haven’t had time to sit down with the blog or really, anything beyond dishes and laundry that’s needed my attention. (Our tax forms are screaming my name from the corner as their deadline approaches…)
And I really can’t take credit for this one as I was inspired by my sister-in-law’s setup in Boston for her kids/my nephews 🙂
It has officially been an entire year 
Today’s post is a bit different than usual, but I hope it will help someone in a similar situation.