This project was inspired by my mom and how I didn’t want to store my children’s artwork! For the record, I am not throwing her under the bus, but does this sound familiar to any of you who grew up before 1990? My mom collected and stored her kids’ artwork the way she did coupons: haphazardly stored [Read more…]
Dyslexia | notatrophywife Prepositions of place and value. Most of us don’t even think about prepositions of place or directional prepositions: under, over, before, after, through, among, between, beside, below, down, across, above, towards. I haven’t thought too seriously about prepositions since 11th grade English. For most of us prepositions are ingrained in our brains: [Read more…]
CHUBBIES | WEEKEND FINDS Have you heard of the latest fashion for high school and college age boys? Chubbies! Neither had I until this past Christmas when my high school age son asked his grandparents for a pair of Chubbies for Christmas. This request immediately prompted a call, text and email from my mother. She [Read more…]
Hi everyone~ As many of you know I have one daughter and two sons. My boys were always the chatty ones, willing to share all details and “bathroom humor” with little coercion. But, as my oldest son settled into the teenage years, he was less talkative. And, this drove me crazy. What I found out is [Read more…]
… and fool your kids into thinking it’s pasta! Well maybe not fool them, but at least get them to try it! A real estate colleague/tennis partner and I get together a couple times of year for lunch and sharing work stories (we were both realtors- I’m on sabbatical this year). She is a great cook [Read more…]
When I received an email by Barbara Esham asking if I would consider writing a book review for her series, “The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses.” Of course, I assumed it was spam mail. But a quick google search and email to Barbara confirmed the request was the real deal! After I emailed Barbara she included a link to her website www.mainstreamconnections.org. The website is filled [Read more…]
Dyslexia & Clues We Missed Reposting for the new school year. Some of my most heartfelt posts are the ones written about my son’s diagnosis of dyslexia when he was in kindergarten. There are so many misconceptions and fears about a suspected dyslexia diagnosis. I was asked by one reader what signs or clues our [Read more…]
Hi everyone- How is your weekend? I wanted to kickoff the first Sunday in August with my new Back to School Sunday Series for the month of August: Suggestions related to reluctant readers, delayed readers or children diagnosed with dyslexia. Or, just for kids who would rather do anything BUT READ. It’s not about the label, [Read more…]
I My son loves to play basketball. He plays outside for hours, but still loves to shoot in his room before bed (before school, before homework, before..). The basketball hoop and stand took up alot of floor space and was tipping over (with his ever growing strength). So, my girlfriend came up with this idea! She is an organizational genius! She [Read more…]
THROWBACK THURSDAY POST: This is how my son’s June 1st deadline to BEGIN READING the book, “Diary of Anne Frank” started. “Mom, I think you bought the wrong book.” Me: “Why do you say that?” Son: “Because every page every page has a date on it and it’s the wrong date.” Lord, help me! After explaining [Read more…]
My original goal for my blog was to share our personal experience with our son’s diagnosis of dyslexia in kindergarten. Or should I say his first year of kindergarten. So imagine our surprise when our son announced he is cured of dyslexia. And, with an early diagnosis and intervention, in many ways he is “cured.” [Read more…]
Here’s a Throwback Thursday post as we head into the junior tennis season! I GASPED WHEN I OPENED MY SON’S BEDROOM DOOR AND SAW THIS ON THE FLOOR! JUST HAD TO SNAP A PHOTO OF MY SON’S “PRE-MATCH” ROUTINE. THIS IS HIS TENNIS OUTFIT THE NIGHT BEFORE A BIG TOURNAMENT!
From the archives: file this under humor. Today: While running errands, my son asks, “Mom, can we stop and get a new vibrator?” I just about drove the car off the road. Until he adds… “for my racket.” He was talking about his vibration dampener for his tennis racket! Bazinga! It’s the “W”.
We are in puppy heaven right now with a 16 week old Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe! Of course, during the crate and potty training we nicknamed her Cujo (1990’s movie reference.. or was it the 1980’s) and Crazy Eyes (from Orange is the New Black). But, look at this precious face during the day! We are [Read more…]
