We lit fireworks last night and they were a tad pathetic. I am undertaking to improve our choosing techniques for next time. A little internet research, perhaps? Gabi took the whole thing personally because she had helped choose them and of course her brothers were very vociferous about their feelings. I tried intervening but it [...]
The school office is a scary place for most kids. Here’s a conversation I had with Gabi yesterday: “Our lunch ladies are so mean!” she said. “Why?” I asked. “They were teasing this girl I know and calling her fat and chubby and laughing,” she replied “What?! These are grown-ups, right?” I asked. “Yes. I [...]
We are now 9 days post surgery and Ilan is doing well. His back has healed wonderfully. I really believe the arnica he took helped a lot in that regard. I’m a firm believer. The week was pretty rough. Having had a few surgeries myself I should have remembered the experience. Aside from the terrible [...]
Check out Karen Nemeth’s guest blog on mychildfeels.com. Karen is the author of “Many Languages, One Classroom: Teaching Dual and English Language Learners: (2009). With the multicultural issues that our classrooms face today, Karen’s perspective is heartfelt and thoughtful.
I think the definition of a move completion is when you can use your computer! So while we still live amongst boxes and dust, I can check email and facebook and have access to the internet and that’s what counts. Haha. First night in our new home was interesting and not quite what I had [...]
Only 2 more sleeps! We move homes in 3 days and it is hectic! We’ve lived in the same home for 15 years and I had forgotten how much work a move is. I did not anticipate having to go through the overwhelming accumulation of years of unnecessary stuff! As exhausting as it has been, [...]
Gabi is in Grade 5 in an Arts Program and is loving it! There are 4 general categories: Visual Arts, Drama, Music and Dance. She is comfortable in the last three but has mixed feelings about the first. Here’s some background. Her 3 brothers, her father and I believe we can’t draw. This is emphasized [...]
Our very cute and mischievous Havanese puppy, Oreo, ate Gabi’s homework. It was a project that she had worked on for a week and she was completely devastated. My husband and I rallied and helped her recreate it and fortunately we were successful! I learned a few things that day. I learned that the cliche [...]
My son Dustin helped me out today and picked up his nine-year old sister from school. I know that she prefers me to get her. When my cell phone rang and I saw it read “Home” I fully expected a hundred-question conversation. But as she often does, my daughter surprised me. The conversation went something [...]
My son Adam has a lovely voice and loves to sing. I know there are those who think that I see him through rose-tinted glasses. I see it a little differently. Why is it that the better we know someone the less acceptable it is to extol their virtues? Shouldn’t this be the exact opposite? [...]
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