I convinced Annika to take out all the Playmobil toys we have so we can clean out our basement and maybe organize them a little better. Both kids have loved Playmobils for most of their lives, so we have quite the collection. I told her we could take them out, fill up the little pool … Continue reading August 12: Playing pretend
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August 3: too much excitement
Tomorrow we go to the lake for a week with the whole family and Annika is so excited she can not sleep or stop talking to me. She is snuggled up next to me and every few minutes she says something like "I have a question..." or "I'm so excited." Her questions are things like … Continue reading August 3: too much excitement
July 12: Explaining politics to a 9-year-old
I was listening to the Peter Strzok hearing today live on my phone, then reading some analysis later when Annika looked at what I was reading and asked me what it was all about. I explained that I was reading about a hearing in Congress. What's Congress? I explained the basics of Congress and how … Continue reading July 12: Explaining politics to a 9-year-old
June 17: Happy(?) Father’s Day
I just finished reading this article from Texas Monthly about the separation of children from their asylum-seeking parents at our border. I am appalled and enraged and feeling helpless in the face of such cruelty. I'd seen posts before with pictures that were then challenged as fake, with articles from websites that seemed somewhat trustworthy … Continue reading June 17: Happy(?) Father’s Day
June 1: Dogs. The best.
Today was a crazy day of emotion, so I ended up asleep at like 5:30 pm and slept until about 8:30 or 9. Then I went on Twitter, only to end up watching a video of people being reunited with their lost dogs and getting excited and sobbing. I cried. Perry the dog looked at … Continue reading June 1: Dogs. The best.
May 31: Graduation and This is America
Two things today. First, it was the last day for seniors at my new school. They made it, I made it. I learned so much from them this trimester and (at least they said) they learned more than they expected from me. Every one of my seniors passed my class, and they all earned it. … Continue reading May 31: Graduation and This is America
May 29: storms and snuggles
I'm laying in bed listening to the thunder roll through and trying to maintain enough personal space between myself and my daughter and my dog, both of whom are scared of storms and snuggle up right close to me whenever there is thunder. I used to love sleeping during thunderstorms, but at least for the … Continue reading May 29: storms and snuggles
May 27: Getting back to good
Tonight, Dak asked Annika what the most fun part of the day was. She had a pretty full day: playing with friends, playing in a new tiny pool with her Playmobils, watching videos, and reading. However, she said the most fun part of the day was picking out the colors for the flower mosaic I … Continue reading May 27: Getting back to good
May 19: Music Flashback
I went to a shoe store and they were playing old music and Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet" came on and it brought me WAY back. So tonight, when I got to play DJ with Annika (she played DJ last night), she Definitely got introduced to Bjork's music: "Human Behavior," "Army of Me," "Big Time … Continue reading May 19: Music Flashback
May 15: the ides of May
Things that are on my mind: I'm sleepy I got an email from a student's mom that started with the greeting "Hi Teacher Robyn!" And now I want to be called Teacher Robyn instead of "MISS!" I had a kid who was my student in another semester one down to my room after school and … Continue reading May 15: the ides of May
Adventures in Distraction 