Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Feb 14th, 2013
As I’ve mentioned, our family has spent the past year watching A LOT of football. And when I say “football”, what I really mean is soccer. That other football, the one Simon is never allowed to play owing to the alarming rate of brain injuries sustained by its players, is known as “American football” in […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Feb 12th, 2013
On a pretty regular basis, I’ll haul out a word with my three-to-five-year-olds at KIP that many don’t know. Inevitably, the main teacher or assistant for that class will look at me, shake her head, and say something like “they don’t know what that means” or “they don’t know words like that.” To which I […]
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, Simon says..., Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2012
We’ve had a few gems of late. Some require explanation, the first does not: “I wish I could be two Simons, so I could be two places at one time.” Get used to that feeling, buddy! “Oooh, mommy, it’s cold. I need long-sleeve pants.” Ah, six. Old enough to do cool stuff; young enough to […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Nov 10th, 2012
Nine and a half months ago, Simon began to read. It was so exciting! Short little words to be sure, but the beginning of a fabulous adventure. By February or so, he worked through Hop on Pop. And then… well, and then a whole lotta nothing happened. Unless you count regression. We definitely had some […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Nov 6th, 2012
While enjoying a sleepover at his grandparents’ house Sunday, Simon lost his second tooth. It had been loose for ages, and I had predicted it would go as much as two weeks earlier. Instead, it waited until he was eating a S’more, came out with the tug of tooth on marshmallow, and like the first […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Sep 17th, 2012
Oh dear. So here’s the thing. Today is the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Well, right now it’s after sundown and therefore the second day of Rosh Hashanah, but you get the idea. In observance of the holiday, Simon and I went to synagogue services at Keneseth Israel. When I was a kid, Rosh Hashanah […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Aug 31st, 2012
While listening to “Hell’s Bells” [I’m not the parent responsible for that exposure]: “‘Hell’s Bells.’ Hey! That rhymes.” and also: “The guitar sounds like ‘too much awesome’ [the name of an effects pedal Matt built], but the singing sounds like ‘too much horrible!” An Olympics Observation: “South Korea’s flag looks like a broken cookie.” Thinking […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Aug 27th, 2012
Last Friday, Simon came home with an “All About Me” sheet to fill out. It reminded me a lot of the “Tell Us About Your Child” sheet we got in the Twos, except this time Simon got to speak for himself. Here are his replies and my commentary: Favorite Color: Indigo. Yes, “indigo” and not […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Aug 23rd, 2012
Whereas on Tuesday Simon was too tired at the end of the day to chat on the ride home (he takes the bus in the a.m., but I pick him up from school in the afternoon), yesterday he was a real chatterbox. Some of what he had to say was pretty funny, and he had […]