Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Aug 8th, 2014
As you may recall (or not), Simon spent a lot of time in swim lessons back when he was five. He started with Red Cross swim classes the summer before his last year of preschool, switched over to the Lenny Krayzelburg academy (also at the JCC) in September, and continued there through May, nearly 10 […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Aug 5th, 2014
Simon has, and has had, many girl friends in his short life. Not girlfriends, mind you, he’s still too young and innocent to think that way, but girls who are friends. I have assumed all along that this will pay off in about four years when he suddenly “sees” girls and knows how to talk […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Jul 23rd, 2014
More than once, my mother has told me that I am a better mother than she was in certain regards, namely in patience. I appreciate it, even if that kind of praise slightly embarrasses and humbles me. Well, mom, this one is for you! Simon is at the University of Louisville soccer camp this week […]
Posted in First Grader, Simon says... on Jul 19th, 2014
Among friends and family, Matt and I have speculated quite a bit as to whether Simon would settle on soccer or tennis for his go-to competitive sport. It sounds silly, but he’s been playing both for over two years, loves both, is pretty good at both, and is encouraged by coaches at both. Odds are, […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Jul 11th, 2014
Relatively speaking, it’s been a long time with no blog activity. This is mostly down to being busy, being worried, and being itchy. But there has been some comic relief along the way, so stay tuned. The Busy Bits Last Friday was our annual July 4 party. Every year I am amazed at how much […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Jul 2nd, 2014
So my mom was hoping for a shot of Simon in his tennis camp tee. Instead I offer this group picture of Simon taken on the last day of Spalding University’s Youth Development soccer camp. I have been told that the University of Louisville soccer camp is the best thing since soccer itself. Other than […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Jun 21st, 2014
Typically, about 3-4 months before his birthday, Simon takes a big developmental leap of some sort that corresponds with the upcoming year. This summer is no different, except that I am pretty sure what he’s doing is catching up with some missed developmental milestones from years past. Whatever is happening, it’s awesome and a source […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica on Jun 17th, 2014
It is perhaps ironic that the same person who explained to me the origin of the expression “put a sock in it” simultaneously was the catalyst for my understanding the origin of another expression. That would be “bored to tears,” and I feel totally guilty for saying something so mean. It all started with today’s […]
Posted in First Grader on Jun 16th, 2014
[Second in the summer blogging series. Simon is not afraid of a run-on sentence! You can visit his site here.] Last night I had a dream that it was my first grade picnic & I was on a soccer team & the soccer field was 200 yards long & I took the ball up the […]
Posted in First Grader, Simon says... on Jun 11th, 2014
[This is Simon’s first mini blog entry, completely untouched by me. Look for more this summer here or on his own site.] On my longest run I ran 3.5 miles & saw a mama deer and a baby deer.Before my run I went to fleet feet to get new shoes. On my next run I […]