It is now pitch black outside and the heavy thunder indicates that the worst of this particular storm is getting closer. Doug is still digging in the trench. Amy has been crying for the past hour that her head hurts and despite the tylenol I gave her, she feels hot to the touch.
If yer breathe reeks ‘o cheet-os, keep it off me breasts.
I have written repeatedly about Tommy and Noah’s school trials and tribulations. I don’t say much about Sarah’s “academic performance” because without any effort she pretty much makes straight B’s with a few A’s thrown in for no clear reason. When I say no effort, I mean lazily do as little as humanly possible so […]
I guess it would be wrong to send the children to school in their jammies tomorrow. Especially since I wouldn’t let Sarah wear hers to the mall this past summer. “But Muth-err, everybody wears them.”
I’ve been to a LOT of school meetings and activities. I’ve been to grueling, all-day marathon, head-scratching, bureaucracy-manipulating, eye bleeding IEP meetings for Tommy. Last night was the very best experience I have EVER had at Tommy’s school. His homeroom teacher asked who my child was and smiled sweetly, “oh, Tommy is so nice. He […]
Tonight, Doug has new Boy Scout sign-ups and a scout meeting at the exact same time that I have to be at the high school for Tommy’s open house. Do I send the two youngest to run amok in the elementary school or take them with me to wrestle while the teachers talk to parents? […]
Noah’s teacher and two of the teachers he has for special areas and I had a brief meeting today. I wish he had one of the other two teachers as his main teacher. The other two are young, fresh out of school and very enthusiastic. Noah’s teacher is umm, stern and unyielding. This is the […]
Evan just went down for his first nap of the day. I think my brain is leaking.
First parent conference of the year – tomorrow Topic – Noah I’m the polite, get straight to the point person in the room until I feel my child has been treated unjustly. Then, I’m the irrational, raging mother bear. Doug is the chatty, question everything person in the room until he looks at his watch […]