The other day I found myself contemplating Number One Son’s IEP, which (for those who may not know) is an Individual Education Plan. These plans are set up collaboratively with the public education system and the parents of children who may need, ahem, an individual education plan. Number One Son is doing really well with […]
Happy St. Valentine’s Day to you – yes, you! YOU are my special valentine today. You know, for the next 3 minutes.
Once upon a time there was a pre-kindergarten class that encouraged each student to bring home a stuffed bear of medium size. Each child was allowed to take Cookie, for that was this bear’s name, home on a Friday to return on the Monday. Cookie was so named because he (why are most bears assumed […]
This afternoon, Number One Son, who is all of seven years old, went to see the Dr for his bi-annual checkup. The Dr gave him the once-over and asked him, “How are you?” Quoth the Number One Son, with no prompting nor warning of any kind: “I’m now leading a tobacco-free lifestyle.” WTF? The Dr, […]
So there we were, innocently gulping our drinks like grownups do, especially grownups with three kids who just won’t STAY IN THEIR DAMNED BEDS, because it’s after 8 PM. Or maybe just because it’s one of those special “drinking” days. You can tell those days – they end with the letter “Y”. Anyway, SOBUMD was […]