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Early April Update
We are continuing with distance learning and school at home. The kids have been completing their assignments. The decision has been made that Advanced Placement Exams will be done at home. The...
Second Week of Distance Learning
This was our second week of school at home. It has gotten more organized. At first I was concerned about how the kids would do with distance learning. While it is a big transition, the school has...
School at Home
We have been adjusting to school at home. I set up a schoolwork schedule for Aaron. He does his work in the morning. He then takes a break in the afternoon. Usually he goes running or digitally c...
Online School
The kids’ school is closed indefinitely. The neighboring county schools are closed until at least April 20th. In practice since many of the school district employees live in the neighboring coun...
Weekend, School, and Future Plans
As of right now, school is still on for tomorrow. We will see what happens in the next few hours. New York has not been as willing to close schools as some states. The mayor of New York City h...
School and World Events
We are experiencing the general chaos that is affecting a lot of the world right now. The kids did not have school on Thursday, and today was already a scheduled conference day with no school fo...
Musical
The musical went very well. I realized when I typed my entry on Friday I misspelled “Matilda.” ( I have a cousin Mathilda.) Shows how nervous I was, ha ha. They had shows on Friday and Saturd...
Musical and Running
The musical is this weekend and we are very excited. They are doing “Mathilda.” It has been a lot of work to get to this point. The dress rehearsal was yesterday and everything looked great. ...
February Break
The kids have the week off starting tomorrow for February break. We don’t have a lot planned. The twins will have rehearsal for the musical and Aaron will have an indoor track meet over the bre...
College Acceptances and Midterms
January has been very busy. Kayla and Timmy have each received acceptances to two colleges. They initially received emails and then letters in the mail. These are colleges that they liked when...
Last Day of 2019
We had a nice Christmas. We had a ham for dinner on Christmas Eve. There were sweet potatoes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and dinner rolls (my favorite part.) The mashed potatoes didn’t turn ou...
Solstice Update
The weeks since Thanksgiving have gone by quickly. Kayla and Timmy have finished their college applications. Now we are waiting on acceptances and financial packages. They applied to a fair nu...
Thanksgiving Eve
We are getting ready for Thanksgiving. There is not much to do, since we are going to my stepsister’s place for dinner. I am bringing along a noodle and cheese casserole and a pumpkin pie. So ...
Late October / Early November
I wanted to remember all the service members and veterans on this Veterans’ Day. Thank you you for your sacrifice so that we can have our freedoms. Kayla had senior night for diving and Timmy ha...
College Applications, Senior Night, and Schoolwork
Timmy and Kayla had a good time at the homecoming dance. Aaron decided not to go to the dance and instead had a friend from school over to play video games. The dance ended at 10. Since Kayla ...
College Readiness and Homecoming
The first month of school is almost over. Kayla and Timmy have a fairly challenging courseload this year. They are taking AP English, Economics, Honors Calculus, Physics, and Spanish. They eac...
First Two Weeks of Ninth and Twelfth Grades
I need to catch up with everybody on prosebox. Sorry to be so far behind. The first two weeks of school are done. Since my kids are at the beginning and end of high school, they don’t have a tre...
First First and Last First
Today was Aaron’s first day of high school and Kayla and Timmy’s last first day of high school. My aunt and uncle have a car they don’t really use. They surprised us by offering it for Timmy and...
Mountains
School starts on September 5th. We have been having a good time on the last bit of summer vacation. We just got back from a long weekend in the Poconos. It was very restful. We stayed at a ch...
Vacation
My husband’s family has been renting a cabin in Maine. We were invited to stay there this past week. It was a nice getaway. The cabin was right next to a lake. We went swimming quite a bit. ...
First Weeks of Summer Vacation
Right after summer vacation started, we had a visit from my dad. We had a good time. We went to Costco and he stocked us up on paper goods, which was nice of him. My dad retired a couple of ye...
Last Night Before School
Kayla and Timmy are having exams this week. Tomorrow is their last exam. They have taken U.S. History and Government, English Language Arts, Pre-Calculus, and Spanish. They will take Chemistry...
Start of June
We have been continuing to deal with the joys and struggles of adolescence at our place. Aaron has slowly been telling me about the class trip to Washington. I have learned that eighth graders w...
Happy Birthday Aaron!
My baby boy Aaron is fourteen years old today! To celebrate we are going to Dave and Buster’s. He wants to try all the new games. He was in Washington, D.C. for the eighth grade trip last week...
Happy Birthday Kayla and Timmy!
Kayla and Timmy are seventeen years old today. My babies are growing up! In truth, they are twelve months away from being grown-ups. This morning I was reflecting on how much they have changed...
