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Did I ever mention that Matt is amazing? This morning I had my orientation and first class in my electronic resources cluster (9 credit hours in one class). I had expressed some intimidation at going back to school. So this morning I had to get up early — being up at 8 is not a… Continue reading

The boys had a couple of days off for parent teacher conferences so we found a great deal on Amtrak tickets and went up to Chicago for a few days. Continue reading

I’ve been so bad at blogging lately and I feel just rotten about it … want to hear my excuses? Our network at work (that sounds dumb) was struck by lightning 5 weeks ago. Since then to say our computers have been spotty is well, a bit of an understatement. You see I usually take… Continue reading

Hoping everyone had a wonderful Labor Day and that you are now settling in to the rhythm of the school year and the fall. We are — slowly, begrudgingly. 2nd grade seems to be fitting Tyler well so far (we’ll get some official reading tests on Friday, so keep your fingers crossed.) He is starting… Continue reading

This morning as I was getting a soda at the gas station I noticed the slushies are now “fortified with caffeine” — really? is the concentration of sugar not enough? — you need to have it fortified with caffeine as well? Guess it sells. Anyway … We are now starting our third week of school… Continue reading

It’s official — both Morgan and Tyler are officially in school — and yes, I cried (But just a little) I told Matt I wasn’t ready for Morgan to be in kindergarten — Matt said kindergarten isn’t ready for Morgan. Continue reading

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I think about giving you an update — and you know what? I’m just having a hard time getting it done. Tyler and Morgan will start school on August 12 — and I’m mostly OK with that. What weirds me out is that my Tuesday, Thursday “Mom Days” are coming to an end for a… Continue reading

Tyler has taken to trying to get away with things and then tell white lies about it. This morning I had had it. Here’s the situation … Tyler heads into Laundry room to get his shoes — takes a while, but he’s usually running on his own time anyway. When he gets back into the… Continue reading