Noah started his second school year today. He is officially a Newporter (his school has two pre-school classes Big Bend 3/4 and Newport 4/5). He is already talking about how next year he’ll be in kindergarten. Slow down big guy–mama doesn’t need you to grow up too fast. He has been so excited to start [...]
Noah has summer homework each year of pre-school. It’ pretty intense. We have to make a summer book. Okay, I’m lying. We so don’t have to make the book–they do provide that for us and they should for the tuition we pay, but we do have to write in it and fill it out. It [...]
I cannot believe that April is coming to a close. Time is moving so fast. Too fast for someone who is in the middle of a research project that she somehow has to turn into a 15-25 page research report due two weeks from tomorrow. That is only 14 days away and I am no [...]
I’m in Louisville. Attending my first 4C’s conference- the conference on college composition and communication. I hope to present my research here next year. It’s sureal to think that this world of conferencing is now a permanent part of my life. Networking and going to the right sessions, etc., are now somehow super important. I [...]
Certainly not my popularity. No, Noah is the cursed one. He is by far one of the most sought after kids in his class to play with/be with. Please do not mistake this for parental bragging. Being popular can be very isolating. As some of the kids are forming these bonds with one or two [...]
I know that no one is making me go to school. It is something I have chosen for myself and I am proud of my accomplishments. I was the first in my family to get an advanced degree and will be the first with a PhD and chances are good that I’ll be the only [...]
Last week, both Noah and I had the playdate rite of passage. I certainly had more anxiety about it than Noah–who just wanted to get together and play with his friends. A little background on playdate #2. I love Noah’s school and all the parents are really nice. There is a pretty equal amount of [...]
If you live in our area and are looking for great school for our kiddos–consider The College School. When looking for a school for our kids–we knew they wouldn’t go to public school–I looked long and hard at a lot of private schools and we have a lot of them in our city. There was [...]
Noah was a little less excited to go to school once we actually got there. All morning he stood at the ready just waiting for me to make my move to pick up my keys. We had a bit of a meltdown over a cereal bar that broke…Oh the tragedy. We park and get out [...]
I could sent peanut butter to school w/Noah for lunch and find out one of the kids in his class has a FATAL TREENUT ALLERGY (would have been good to know before school started). Happy I wasn’t the only one who sent in peanuts or peanut butter. Poor kid will w/allergy will be eating alone [...]
