Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader, Simon says... on Jul 8th, 2015
I know I’ve blogged about the nightly Dolphie theatrics before. Or at least I’ve written about how Simon has been role-playing with Dolphie for some time. A little over a year ago, Dirty Dog and Dirty Dog’s twin were upstaged by a little rainbow stuffed dolphin who became Simon’s surrogate sibling. Well let me tell […]
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader, Simon says... on Jun 28th, 2015
To date, all of Simon’s summer camps from 2010 or so to the present have focused on things I knew he liked: nature, animals, tennis, soccer. This year also has a soccer and nature focus, with Simon going off to Jefferson Memorial Forest two weeks ago and spending two weeks hence in soccer clinics. Then […]
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader, Simon says... on Jan 16th, 2015
Presented with parenthetical commentary by yours truly, Simon’s most recent school essay. My First Turniment Goal By Simon Whitworth Last weekend I went to a soccer tournament. (Or thee months ago. Same diff.) The soccer tournament was a 2 hour drive to Cincinnati with my mom and dad. The game was really early. The game […]
Posted in Jessica, Simon says... on Jan 4th, 2015
I’ve made a real effort these past two weeks to clear off my literal and metaphorical desk so I can begin 2015 fresh. The end of 2014 was busier than most and left me with a disordered house and scattered mind. So in between cooking and cleaning and entertaining and visiting these past two weeks […]
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader, Simon says..., Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2014
About a year and a half ago, I dragged Simon out on a run with me. He was six and made it two miles, and I was pretty impressed. By the summer’s end, I decided he could run the Dare to Care Hunger Walk with me. Here’s what the Hunger Walk sounded like back then: […]
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, 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 […]
Posted in First Grader, Friends, Jessica, Simon says... on Feb 27th, 2014
Up ’til this year, Simon has had a knack for choosing friends he’s not completely compatible with, while I’ve (largely fruitlessly) attempted to steer him in other directions. For three of his four years in preschool, he most loved a couple of boys who were much rowdier than he was. One of these boys was […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Dec 18th, 2013
No, I didn’t go anywhere. I’ve just been over-committed everywhere, mostly not of my own doing. (Out-of-town guests stuff, PTA stuff, household emergency stuff, and zoning battle stuff.) 2013 is looking like it’s going to be a race to the finish. Herewith are, with just two weeks left, some of the funnier things Simon has […]
Posted in First Grader, Jessica, Simon says... on Oct 11th, 2013
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a student possessed of an American education is in want of any knowledge of geography. Americans, as study after study informs us, are embarrassingly awful at geography. Can’t find Iraq on a map embarrassing. Thinks New Mexico is part of Mexico embarrassing. Matt and I feel confident we […]