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Monthly Archive for May, 2012

Beach-Bound

We’re off to Hilton Head shortly for a family vacation, and I’ve been busy with the usual pre-vacation stuff like finding a house-sitter and making sure we all have beach duds.  But can we discuss something real quick? Here’s a list of things I’ve been ignoring/procrastinating about for the last several weeks, months, and, in […]

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Freestyling

School’s not the only thing on hiatus these days: Simon wrapped up his swimming lessons about two weeks ago, too. The way it happened was sudden and unexpected, and highlighted to me that some parenting calls are tough and that five-year-olds are still very young. It all started about six weeks ago. Having demonstrated a […]

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The Graduate

As of today at 1:00 p.m., Simon will no longer be a preschooler. Today is his last day ever at KIP, a fact that I’m resigned to but not overwhelmingly happy about. For as much as we’re both excited about kindergarten, new friends, and all the amazing things he’ll learn next year, this place has […]

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The Artist

Simon is a superlative child. In his class, he’s one of the three best readers (because he’s bright, interested, and older than most, not because he’s a genius), two best mathematicians, and two fastest runners. Also? He’s the worst artist by a comfortable margin. Mercy rules prevent me from quantifying how large a margin. How […]

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Love & T-Ball

Three weeks ago, Simon played his last soccer game of the spring season with Highland Youth Recreation League. Two weeks ago, Simon played his first t-ball game of the summer season with Highland Youth Recreation League. That single week away from sports was really tough on him! Fortunately, he has his mom and dad to […]

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Fit to Be Tied

Shoes, that is. Simon’s shoes. Simon has been relegated to shoelaces for over a year now: we can’t find shoes with velcro closures that will stay on his skinny minny feet. (Sorry honey, that’s my fault.) Until a few days ago, however, he couldn’t tie them. So I spent a lot of quality time acting […]

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“Timo”

That’s pronounced “Tie-muh” with a hint of swallowed “n” at the end, and it’s how Anyieth says Simon’s name. Yes, you read that right, Anyieth, as in Agotich’s baby sister who is not yet one year old but who has been saying “hi”, “bye-bye”, “Mama” and who knows what else since she was 10 months […]

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Mama’s Boy

I think I’ve just run across a rare instance in which my Jewishness makes me a cultural outlier. And I do mean rare: In late 20th- and early 21st-century America, once you get past ham (maybe) and Santa Claus, the little things that you make you different from the American cultural norm are pretty little […]

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Know Thyself

Simon demonstrated a surprising bit of self-knowledge today. The two of us were in the car on our way home from driving Agotich back to her apartment when he asked me about something that had happened there. “Why did Anyieth cry and try to leave the apartment?’ “Because she saw Agotich walk outside the door.” […]

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Foosball Follies

Simon received a small Foosball table for Christmas last year from his grandparents, and, with all the soccer we’ve been watching lately, he has taken a renewed interest in it.  He’s constantly begging me to play, and if I’m too busy I frequently hear him in his room narrating a game that he’s playing against […]

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