Finally! We had a record-breaking high today of 93 degrees, and the leaves are definitely STARTING to unfold. Still a ton of bare branches, but plenty of pollen and more and more bright spots of green and patches of flowers. Spring is here at last. Felt like an interminably long winter this year.
My son and [...]
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Yeh, well, so I think Spring is coming…. March is supposed to be Spring, right? Only not so much today. This weekend was in the low 60s and today five inches of snow. Hmmm. Well, at least my son enjoyed it…
He created a bow out of some branch that came down int he last storm [...]
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So far I am not yet really behind in my teaching/grading for the spring term. That is an improvement over last semester when I was behind before I began and never caught up until Christmas Eve. Ah, but this term is different. I have found the answer this week number two.
In my husband’s words, texted [...]
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Recently, we moved my son’s cello out of his room and into the living room (since we had put a humidifier in his bedroom). Crazy winter weather, dry air, lots of cold viruses — you get the picture. So now I get to hear my son practice up close and personal!
At least it isn’t the [...]
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Recently, the Obamas called on Americans to participate in service projects in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day. So my son and I signed up to help at a local goods bank in our city. A goods bank is like a food bank only with furniture, clothing, etc. for needy families.
About eight years ago, [...]
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BRAVE (adjective): “having or showing courage, especially when facing difficulty, danger, or pain”
Bubby is a brave boy. I need to remember that and not worry so much.
I admit that the fact that he still cries easily at eleven years old and is very sensitive emotionally sometimes makes me worry that he is wimpy. I shudder [...]
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We awoke this morning to the news that today my son’s school was canceled due to an historic ice storm in New England…and then I called my university and found it was also closed for the day, thus leaving the semester forever unfinished. No leave taking means no closure. The last day of class is [...]
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So we picked up my son’s glasses Friday night, and at first he was elated. “I can SEE!” He kept sliding the glasses up and down the bridge of his nose. “I can’t read that sign. Now I CAN. Now I can’t see that …. Now I can.”
Next thing he said was, “Hey, did you [...]
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“I’m sad, Mommy.” (Yes, he still calls me mommy though he has now turned eleven. For a while he wanted to change to mom and I said fine, but it was too hard for him to make the shift, I guess.)
“I’m sad, Mommy. I’m going to have to wear glasses and have braces and… be [...]
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So I think I mentioned before that my son and husband have taken up running. This was part of a deal we made with my son, who wanted to quit playing travel team soccer this year after playing the sport since he was four (he’s almost eleven, so quitting is a big deal). [...]
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