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My Boys Blog
I'm out of commission for a bit due to this acute tendinitis afflicting my elbow. I don't even play tennis, but I do love the skirts. An office job is killing me. God did not make our bodies to sit at a desk clickety-clacking all day long. The keyboard, the mouse, the small … [Read more...] about My Boys Blog
Reading The Little Prince to My Little Princes
Every night the boys and I curl up on the couch or on Deal's bed, always Deal's bed for some reason, to read. Bird is 10, and Deal is 8. I know our time to read together is limited. They still enjoy the voices and inflections I use in read-alouds. Oh, they roar and groan and roll … [Read more...] about Reading The Little Prince to My Little Princes
And Then He Was 8
This happened eight years ago today. Deal is a special little boy. He's eight today. The number 8 is Infinity when turned on its side. How fitting that he brings us infinite joy. That little hand peeking out of the blanket still sits tucked under his chin as this … [Read more...] about And Then He Was 8
Second Grade Rocks
There are magical things happening in classrooms. Education reformers and teacher witch hunters would have you believe otherwise. Those are people who have never stepped into a classroom, never held the hand of a kindergartener during a tornado drill, never high-fived a … [Read more...] about Second Grade Rocks
