Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica on Jan 24th, 2013
So. When I started this challenge, the goal was to see what would happen if I ate real food instead of cheap processed stuff. I am simultaneously succeeding and failing. Succeeding in that I’ve eaten whole grains, beans, and some fresh fruits and veggies. Failing in that I’m regularly running 300 calories behind what my […]
Posted in Jessica on Jan 21st, 2013
Can I eat on $31.50 per week? I’m about to find out. As part of the Community Relations Council of the Louisville Jewish Federation, I began taking part in the Food Stamp Challenge today. The challenge is designed to draw attention to hunger in our community and the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Jan 18th, 2013
School’s out Monday for MLK day. As they do with all holidays, the teachers at Brandeis are discussing this one as part of the social studies curriculum. Wimp that I am, I have not brought up racial or religious intolerance with Simon. We’ve talked about how we’re all the same in our hearts and how […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener on Jan 16th, 2013
Simon’s kindergarten class is part of a district pilot project using a game-based computer program to help kids learn to read. It’s called Lexia, and the kids all work on it about 20 minutes a week during their computer time. A month or so ago, parents were given credentials to install and use Lexia at […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2013
Last Monday, about five minutes before it was time to head out the door, Simon broke down into ugly, sobbing, tears. He didn’t want to go to school. I’ve seen this before, of course, but this time I wasn’t worried or anxious over the tears. Because while the cure for perfectionism and anxiety is elusive […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Kindergartener on Jan 7th, 2013
I have now learned that the only thing more devastating than a failed sleepover is a successful one. Let me explain. A few weeks ago, Simon got the idea that a sleepover sounded like great fun. He’s spent the night with grandparents aplenty, especially the first week of winter break when Matt and I both […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Kindergartener on Jan 4th, 2013
Watching Simon’s social life unfold is getting pretty amusing. More specifically, I’m watching two trends speed towards a head-on collision. Trend One: Simon’s best friends from preschool are girls. In part, this is because Matt and I have stayed close to the parents of Caroline and Ruby, and in part it’s because he has known […]
Tonight I am pleased to post Kid Amnesiac’s first ever public service announcement: Get a flu shot. Too busy? Get it anyway. Not sure how effective it is? Get it anyway. Don’t like needles. Get it anyway. Really, the only reason you should NOT be getting a flu shot is if you are too ill […]
That was my temperature this morning. Which means that after a crazy busy week in which we attended Simon’s winter program, took him to the last soccer practice and game of the current session, and in which I helped out at holiday parties at KIP and Brandeis, the very time I was supposed to finish […]
Posted in Jessica on Dec 19th, 2012
We all have this image we carry around about ourselves of how we look, sound, and react in stressful circumstances. I know I at least like to think that I can hold my own in a verbal battle, make my case without resorting to ad hominem attacks, and generally comport myself with class and dignity. […]