The past few days have felt challenging. Sarah had 3 nights this week of staying up until 10 or 11pm, which meant I was also up later than usual. I don’t know that anything else on Sarah’s side actually changed, but I have had less patience in response to her screaming, whining, and not listening…. Read more »
June 2019
June 23
Please send socks! I have none left. Throughout the day last Sunday, the girls knocked my socks off repeatedly. It was just the girls and me all day, but they hardly interacted with me at all, and there was rarely a need to intervene. I bought a lined dry-erase board for Sarah, just like the… Read more »
June 16
Amy is now a rising third-grader. This is the first time we have a third grader in the house since Sarah skipped third grade to make it possible for her to finish high school, given how much I adjusted her schooling situation in the early years (she was in preschool through age 8 because that… Read more »
June 9
Sarah is done with fourth grade. Her last week was a strange mix of days off and days of school. Tuesday and Thursday were in-service days (one for her school and one for her particular program). Friday she had school but dismissal was at 10am. As summer has been approaching, I’ve been looking forward to… Read more »
June 2
For those who have been with Sarah for many years, you probably remember how important her snail shorts have been. When she was around two or 3, she was given some Zutano snail print pants, size 12-18 month. (She has always been small for her age). She liked them but in a normal way. When… Read more »