Comments on: Castles in the Sky

By: maya

maya — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:08:27 +0000

Hooray! So happy for you guys.

By: Linda Pressman

Linda Pressman — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:03:22 +0000

I’m so happy for Annabelle. That must have been nerve-wracking. Good to know she’ll be happy and safe through 12th grade! Speaking from the trenches (and having made a poor decision) I think it’s great to get her somewhere without the craziness.

So what about Tovrea??? What was it like?

By: amy

amy — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:18:56 +0000

noan: i’ll put it in the scrapbook!

heather: that is perfect. i’m stealing it.

cate: i have no idea. i guess there goes the concept of the neighborhood school — in our ‘hood, anyway. so sad, and worse to know i’m an active part of it — how terrible that there’s a huge waiting list for this charter school and not enough kids to go to the schools within walking distance from our houses? ugh.

and the (my) biggest ugh — figuring this all out for sophie. very soon.

By: Noan

Noan — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:01:55 +0000

Oh my gosh, I loved this post.

And it is a gem of a family story, no? Lots of maternal love and affection demonstrated in this story. Might be handy to have on the bookshelf when Annabelle is a teenager. Just a thought …

By: heather hales

heather hales — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:48:41 +0000

Hooray on the school Amy!! That is great news! I hope that with a little time Annabelle will come to love it there and make lots of friends.

As for her tooth fairy questions, when I was asked what the TF does with all the teeth, my on the fly answer was this:
She turns them into stars. All those tiny white dots you see in the night sky were once teeth. Better keep yours clean so they sparkle as stars.

The kids totally bought it!

By: Robert Polk

Robert Polk — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:47:28 +0000

Wow. Lots of full, fun, rewarding days for you all lately. I’m, of course, very pleased when good things happen to folks of whom I’ve become fond.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:12:20 +0000

Such a sweet post, I am tearing up and I don’t even know Annabelle. I love your blog, and love hearing about you and Ray and the kids. xo

By: Kari

Kari — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:53:51 +0000

So glad to hear she got in! She will love it there, maybe not right at first because it will be different but she will. And you will too, maybe not right at first because it will be different but you will. And, technically, I always point out that it is still “public,” just charter. I know, I sound like the charter school advocates in the early days. Oh, and your tooth fairy is so much cooler than the one who comes to our neighborhood.

By: cate

cate — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:37:18 +0000

oh, congratulations! that’s awesome news. It sounds like a phenomenal school.

the middle school closing…what will happen? that sucks.

By: krlr

krlr — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:14:27 +0000

Congratulations! So happy for you guys – a string of good luck lately!