Yesterday was the first day (of many) that both kids were in school at the same time. After I dropped Tad off at school, Ane and I drove to her school and then took a walk to the Starbucks nearby for a “special treat.” We had almost an hour to kill. She had hot chocolate, […]

It used to be so simple. Back in my day, what we called “snack” was a stale graham cracker and a Dixie cup’s worth of Tang. And we were GRATEFUL. Nowadays, that’s not good enough anymore. In fact, if you, as a parent, have the audacity to show up with a snack equivalent to what […]

My little boy started preschool yesterday. I specifically bought him that shirt at Knott’s Berry Farm because it was perfect for his first day of school. He cried when I dropped him off, because he truly had no idea what was going on. It’s not like he had a concept of what “school” is. However, […]

Ane’s first day back at school went very well. She was slightly disappointed not to be in her old classroom, but that was her only hang-up. She met some of her new classmates, and her new teachers, and immediately scoped out where the play kitchen and the pretend stuff was, and the doll cradle and […]