My kids go to public school. Yes, public school. In Texas. For those of you that may blanch at that statement, consider that their school, Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence, is an incredible school. http://www.garlandisdschools.net/page.cfm?p=2839 shows you the awards they’ve won, and it’s in a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood. Frankly, I have more of an issue …
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Opposition
A few days ago, we were visiting some folks and seated around the dinner table in that slightly “all is good with the world” way after a nice meal when Jessie came up and nuzzled Laureen under her arm. “Mmmmm. Mommy, you smell good. Like flowers.” I love Jessie, but every day is turning into …
Teacher Gifts and Usury
Jacob’s now finishing up 1st grade. He’s got four teachers who primarily instruct him, and since Laureen’s been on the receiving end of teacher gifts that are sometimes useless (“A Starbucks card! Enough for two Trientas! But I don’t drink coffee! Thank You!”), we resorted to the generic “put $20 on a Visa gift card” …
The End of The World
I’m not entirely sure why there’s been so much angst going on about the supposed end of the world predicted by some literalist somewhere. We’ve had groups of people believe many times over believe such things, and one of two things has happened: 1. They are embarrassed. 2. They kill themselves. My viewpoint on this …
Our Alma Mater, We Will Cheer
This one’s primarily for my high school acquaintances/friends/”I recognize your name”s. Backstory: My mom teaches in EMS ISD. She’s been there 25 years. This year, she’s retiring. So is Mr. Shipp. Every year, they have an awards ceremony to honor the teachers in various ways: teacher of the year, five years of service, etc. I …
Jacob the Enforcer
Last night, Jacob asked me if he could go get some tape and scissors. I said, “OK”, because every father wants their kid to do something constructive with their lives. (Bad joke, yes.) Jacob then hung a sign on his door: “please don’t come in here”. After a while, he asked me how to spell …
Jacob’s an author
It’s a good story about a frog. And it’s prey. I can’t display the pages without the consent of the author.
Jessie’s Going To Walnut Glen
Her acceptance letter. Let us not mention that the word “Talented” is misspelled.
The Soul of a Balloon
Today, I was at Little Gym, being the parent-on-duty for Jessie and her dance class. The lobby had a few parents and younger siblings, and one of them had a blue balloon, filled with helium, on a thin ribbon. The configuration of the room combined with the length of the ribbon made it just ever …