Coach Dad is a stickler for a myriad of things. He likes things just so. To him there is his way or the high way. Take Your Daughter/Son/Child/Offspring is a major pet peeve for him. “Peeve” is not the right…
Category: School
Packing a Lunch for Earth Day or Channelling Ma Ingalls
Some kids carry Monkey lunchboxes. Some kids are more in to Speed Racer. So, my children’s elementary school went all out for Earth Day. Parade, showing of Wall-E, and a waste-free lunch. I’d almost forgotten about the waste-free part when…
Middle School Drama
The Middle School Midnight Madness. Would you want to be in middle school again? Raging hormones. Spats. Infighting. Silly behavior. No, I didn’t think so. From my vantage point behind the dinner table I had a birds eye view of…
Full-Day School Is Hard on 5-Year-Olds
First day of school balloons with Grandad I think my son may have hit a wall with school. Oh, he has fun at school. He has his Star Wars buddies at recess. He loves his teacher. He’s doing well in…
What Was It Like To Go to School in England?
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…
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…
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…
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…
