Last night, as I was cleaning up and getting ready to turn out the kitchen lights before bed (which makes my kitchen sound much tidier than it is), I noticed a sheet of paper on the table. Sophie had asked me earlier how to spell “this” but I wasn’t really paying attention. The writing is […]
“Here Mom, you can have the rest of this,” Sophie said, gathering her book bag and paintbrushes, then handing me the slobbery, rubbery piece of cheese she’d nibbled all the way around on the drive to school. Watching the cheese hand-off, the sweet teacher helping her out of the car in the drop-off line laughed; so did […]
Mark your calendars, folks. Sophie has been cast in the Snow Queen, December 3 and 4 (matinees only) at the Herberger Theater in Phoenix. She will be appearing in the role of Sprite. This is big. And scary. Not scary for Sophie — she’s thrilled. Scary for her mother, and probably (though they aren’t saying) […]
Sophie and I played Uno this morning. I’d never played before — mine was more of a gin rummy family, growing up — so I’m not really sure I learned the traditional rules of the game. But I have to say, she did seem to have a command of it, instructing me regarding colors, numbers […]
We’ve been spending a lot of time on spelling lately. Sophie’s only assigned the first seven or so words from the weekly list, but it’s still quite a challenge — for the entire family, as well as our cadre of sitters/habilitation workers. This week’s words are particularly tough: action, vision, motion, nation, section, tension and […]
I looked down the grocery checkout counter yesterday afternoon, right into Sophie’s face. It’s not so jarring anymore. Megan has worked at our Safeway for years, quietly bagging groceries and avoiding eye contact, clearly well-versed in the concept of Stranger Danger, even if the stranger is a frazzled-looking mom type complimenting her cute headband. Of […]
“Sophie must get talked about more than any other kid at that school,” Ray said, when I recounted the details of yesterday’s meeting this morning as we both raced around the kitchen, getting ready for the day. Yeah, I thought to myself. And I bet I get talked about more than any other parent. That’s […]
Last night Ray and Annabelle hit the rock gym, while Sophie and I hit the couch. Sophie had the sniffles, and in a rare moment of family consensus, it was determined that a mellow evening and early bedtime were in order. Sophie and I texted friends, watched some Nick Jr., and took pictures of ourselves […]
Funny how things happen. I wrote that last post before I took a good look at the fridge. Sophie’s third grade teacher does something that I absolultely love. She has a pouch on the wall and slips of paper on a shelf beneath. Students are asked to fill one out in honor of a classmate […]
“Is this one-inch or half-inch?” Annabelle just asked me, holding up a black binder. “One-inch,” I said, not looking up. Until last week, I didn’t even know that binders had sizes. Now, thanks to Annabelle’s new school, I am intimately aware. She hid behind the binder and groaned. “Really?” I asked in my most cheerful […]
