Lesson 101 in online etiquette: when eating breakfast, make sure your microphone is on mute. In cyberspace, no one can smell you, but they CAN hear you chew. And happy birthday to my dear niece Belle, who is 14 years old today!  

Day three of online school began with the acceptance of perpetual pajama day status.  So long as you are actually wearing things that cover your skin, it’s fine.  Plus, in cyberspace, no one can smell you. However, the kids did get dressed in order to go on a very exciting field trip!  All the way […]

It is technically Day 2 of online school, but Rerun’s birthday was more important to catch up on.  This was the scene on Monday morning. Each of the three older kids had logged in – we have borrowed Chromebooks for Tad and Rerun – and were either attending a morning meeting over Zoom with their […]

If I think about this entire situation too much, I might cry. Our school district has decided to close down for up to two weeks due to COVID-19.  While kids are not particularly susceptible to being hit hard by the virus, older adults are.  The superintendant is in an unenviable position, but has elected to […]