White Cake and Cavities
I know, I know, three days without a post. But it’s all over now…all that up my ass-ocity. I’m busy reclaiming my own slice of routine and normalcy save for the entire right side of my face which is still numb after enduring an excavation and a filling. This morning, when searching the calendar for [...]
A Contestant of Sorts
I begged for challenges and only one obliged. Ron over at R World has tempted me to reapply to that damn writing program that wrestled my heart from my chest and hurled it in a dumpster last Spring. And so it begins, my e-mails and phone calls to the same administrative assistant that put up [...]
Closer to Okay
Now you can all laugh out loud, clutch your sides and roll on the floor and say very loudly in the confines of your office space, Wasn’t that predictable and I told you so and Obviously. I deserve it. Really, chuckle at my expense, have a good old superior moment and finish it off, really [...]
Are you calling my kid average?
Yesterday was teacher/parent conference day. The kids were home from school bouncing off the walls and hanging from the banisters as a cold rain fell. I did manage to leave for a half an hour and complete a rather paltry 15 minute idea-share with each of their teachers. As always, the face to face time [...]
Teacher of My Life
This weekend we received a copy of a lovely letter, one written to My Better Half’s 85 year-old grandmother, penned by one of her former students who remembers her, all these years later, as the pivotal figure in her academic career.
Few of us ever take the time to thank the people that have made [...]
Which way do I turn? And the week-end round-up.
Today I’m going to do a sort of week-end round-up…just like NPR but less astute or relevant.
As for Spider Mama and mini-me – they are all gone. GONE I say. Not a single spider is left hanging in the now tattered and forgotten web in my east bedroom window. There are tons of bugs [...]
I’m going to be that asshole…
Tomorrow I’m going to have to be that asshole…you know the one, the one that marches down the street to the distant neighbor’s door; the one that knocks with purpose and authority, claiming the space that is their front door step, dominating the situation at hand. Having no idea what the parent behind that door [...]
Don’t Smile Until October, Act II
While I’d like to report that Mrs. C and I had a knock down, drag out, fist-fight worthy of all the angst that my G’s been feeling (wouldn’t that make for an excellent blog posting? the headline would read, CCE Slays the Dragon Lady with Poison Darts After Only Ten Days of School!) alas, Mrs. [...]
Don’t Smile Until October, Update
Just a quick, post Parent Night update. I held it check and did not attack G’s teacher in front of other parents, the principal, etc. I am proud to have displayed such reserve and maturity. The old me would have trotted out my grievances regardless of the setting. I am still prepared to tangle with [...]
Don’t Smile Until October
While O’s school year is off to a kick ass start, he’s hit the ground running, he’s gloriously ecstatic about his teacher, his chums and the dearth of homework assignments, my G suffers. She is melancholy and remote at day’s end. She comes tearing off the bus and banging through the bathroom door to release [...]
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