“I don’t have any money at ALL in my bank and I need more!” While this sounds a lot like the front page of the WSJ these days, this is actually the sad and slightly scary voice of my almost-seven-year-old daughter. I think it is high time to introduce the idea of chores, allowance, and [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Chores and Allowance
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having It All
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged busy mom, organize, plan, priorities on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since school started, I have one child in 1st grade all day, five days a week, one child in preschool all day three days a week, and a two-year old at home with me. This now leaves me with six hours a week of guaranteed nap time, and four more hours a week of possible [...]
Starting School
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged first grade, growing up, school on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I dropped my daughter off at her first day of First Grade today and, though she was utterly fine, my heart felt heavy as I left the school. Not because I’m concerned about her school or teacher but because, my God, my baby is growing up! Kindergarten still felt like preschool to me: lots of [...]
