After two tardy slips this week, I was determined to get Sophie to school in plenty of time to make the bell, and in my rush I didn’t notice that she’d left the house in patent leather party shoes and sweatpants. It wasn’t until she’d leaned over from the backseat for several goodbye kisses, handing […]

A note came home from the principal last Friday. Tell Sophie I’m wearing purple on Monday!  It was not your typical note home. It is not your typical situation. I’ve been talking with the principal at Sophie’s elementary school since August about where she’ll go to junior high. It’s a big decision for any kid, […]

I met with the principal at Sophie’s school yesterday. It had nothing to do with what’s going on at school — not this school. It was time, finally, to pull the trigger. To figure out the next step toward junior high. I won’t bury the lede. At this point, if I had to make a […]