On Friday afternoon, I picked up Ane as usual after school. The kindergarten class filed out, and as the bus kids headed past me, they were all looking backwards longingly. Ane ran up to me all in a twitter. “Mommy! Can we get some popcorn?!?!” Turns out the PTA had a popcorn machine going over […]

I’m glad to report that both kids are doing very well at school. Tad has come home with nothing but good day hand stamps (his teacher’s quick thumbs-up on a good day at school) during this first week of school. He’s also really enjoyed riding the bus. Really, really, really. He’s also used the potty […]

This very happy boy was raring to go, bright and early, on Monday morning. He’s a pretty cute preschooler, I think. After taking some pictures, we set a mildly resentful Ane up with a TV show and walked Tad down to the end of our cul-de-sac to wait for the bus. Tad was hopping like […]

I had to be the one to tell Ane that she was staying home from school sick today. However, I needed moral backup. So I told her while I was on the phone with Grandma. On Saturday, Ane was invited to a birthday party. I took her and stayed there, because I know the mom […]