Senior Year or “Upper Sixth” in English Speak 1. Did you date someone from your school? No2. Did you marry someone from your high school? No3. Did you car pool to school? No–I walked to the train station from my…
Category: Schools
Tomorrow Is the Day…
The children have been home for over two weeks. Tomorrow is the day all three are dreading. Back to school for all of them. Crafty Daughter’s bus time is awful at the best of times, but throw in many late…
The #1 reason I am not pursuing a career in graphic design
The Finals Story I was enrolled in a writing and graphics class at the University of Baltimore in Spring 2008. The class was tough for me. For the spring semester, I basically completed written and graphics projects for my class…
Books for Preteen Girls and Reluctant Readers: Beacon Street Girls book series/Love Thursday
Sometimes this Mom on the Run gets it right. I have a 10-year-old daughter, known here as Sporty Daughter, who is a reluctant reader. She was reading by the end of kindergarten, right on schedule. While her older sister (Crafty…
Teacher Conferences: What Do You Get Out of Them?
Every year since my children were in preschool I have scheduled conferences with their respective teachers. In elementary school, fall conferences are for meeting the language arts teacher and spring conferences are for meeting the math teacher. Often I schedule…
Graphics Design Career Is Not For Me
This time last year I knew what I was going to do for the rest of my life–a graphic designer. I enrolled in the graduate graphic design program at a local university. I spent an unbelievable amount on art supplies,…
Taming School Papers
I thought I was drowning in paperwork when my two children were in preschool together. Looking back I had no idea just what it felt like to deal with paperwork from elementary school and middle school. Each day I am…
Gray Hair Does Not Equal Grandma
When my oldest started kindergarten I was a 30-something mom. I had a younger child in preschool. I instantly meshed with most of the other moms. We set up playdates with each other’s kids and socialized outside school. I found…
Is a Cell Phone Safe in the Hands of a 7th Grader?
I think not. After hosting a small group on Friday, and the prospect of hosting the same group tomorrow, I know that a 7th grader can’t function without a cell phone. Yes, this is an exaggeration. In reality only one…
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Today I volunteered in my son’s kindergarten art class. Currently I am in his class twice a week. It really is too much, but I cannot help myself as this is the first year I have been able to volunteer…
