by Dawn | Jul 21, 2015 | parenting
It’s camp time! We have the best day camp known to man. I drop Declan off at 9AM, then enjoy peace until 5PM. The whole thing costs $80 for the entire summer. That’s free in child care terms. The staff’s amazing. Everyone smiles–especially...
by Dawn | Jul 9, 2015 | nature, parenting
“Mom, look. There’s a moth with two heads!” Declan’s staring at the moth on the side of the house. I look. Sure enough, there are two heads there. The thing is, they’re not near each other, as one would expect in a hydra-moth,...
by Dawn | Jun 2, 2015 | parenting
It’s a beautiful afternoon. Our friends came to see our new chickens, and we delayed doing homework. We said goodbye and walked back toward the house. Declan picked a handful of tall grass. He put it in his mouth. “Don’t put plants in your...
by Dawn | May 26, 2015 | education reform, parenting, Teaching
We’re making poster boards of our favorite insects, Declan and I. It’s my first second grade project. I tell him I’m not going to do it for him, I’m going to make my own. “You can’t make one! Parents can’t do their own!”...
by Dawn | May 21, 2015 | parenting, Uncategorized
“We learned about the human body today.” Declan is proud. It’s one of the few days he hasn’t said, “Nothing” when I ask him what he did at school. School children do a whole lot of “nothing” when you ask them. It’s...
by Dawn | May 11, 2015 | parenting, Teaching
I got a Mother’s Day e-card. It was Stewie from Family Guy. “Mommy, mommy, mom, Lois mom, mom…I hope you get some peace, though it’s probably impossible.” Peace and Mother’s Day are diametrically opposed. I let Declan stay up good...
