Jennifer Briggs

Our field trip this week was to the Museum of Natural History. Overall it went quite well because there were enough things that the kids were allowed to touch mixed in with the plethora of items that were off-limits. Sonia and I managed to assemble a dino-shaped jigsaw before the kids lost interest in the… Read more »

Highlights from the week… I noticed that Sarah sometimes says “um…” before answering a question. I love it! Sarah responds more to Amy’s questions and requests. Sometimes Amy even tells her, “Hara, you didn’t answer my question. You can say yes or no.” One afternoon they were both sitting on our coffee table and Amy… Read more »

This was a good week overall. What does that really mean? I think it means that I ended it feeling peaceful about my relationship with my children. The beginning of the week was rockier because there I was all revved up to spend lots of time in the Sarah-Rise room and that sentiment was immediately… Read more »

I am now the proud mama of a 7 year old! How is that possible?! When I was in first grade, I remember sitting on a bench and looking at the sixth graders with awe. I couldn’t comprehend how I would ever be that big. I have that same feeling with each level of growing… Read more »

I thank all of you who responded to my last update. Your suggestions, thoughts, and questions were so helpful. Sometimes questions might seem quite obvious and one would assume I had asked them of myself, but that is not always the case. I haven’t yet thought through my answers specifically, but I love the question… Read more »

I am getting over a cold and feel like I have been in the same hamster wheel of thoughts, beliefs, and feelings that I have been in before regarding decisions about schooling next year. This time it has felt even more intense internally so maybe it makes sense that I feel sort of beat up…. Read more »

I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around an idea lately which seems very simple but profound. When a day or moment is done and I notice how much I did or did not do, maybe that is just information. It doesn’t have to be something that I beat myself up about. Maybe if I… Read more »

Sarah’s fine motor abilities and attentiveness continue to expand. Carl recently found Sarah wearing my pajama shirt, fastening and unfastening the buttons repeatedly all by herself!! Holy moly!!!!! Her drawings of smiley faces and stick people have improved notably. She continues to enjoy practicing writing. We played at least 4 rounds of tic-tac-toe where she… Read more »

Merry belated Christmas if that is what you celebrate. We had a lovely Christmas morning. The girls were either totally immersed in a new toy or couldn’t open the new packages fast enough. It is exciting to note Sarah’s progress via the toys that I now think are a good fit. To name just a… Read more »

Recently the girls had what I consider their first inside joke. I have no idea how it started, but now it has become a family joke and a useful alternative to cursing….”Oh coffee!” The girls were saying this back and forth and giggling for minutes on end. Yesterday when I got mad about something inanimate,… Read more »