School Archive

Today, I forgot my kid at school. The story is a classic scheduling screw-up–specifically, my screw-up, my parenting fail–caused by an extra busy time at work, by stressors in my personal sphere, and by an imperfect calendaring system. Here’s what happened: my son, R, is ...Read More

We walk to school today in the rain. My son, with his red backpack and Batman umbrella, holds my hand as we walk up the driveway and across the street. We wave to the second-grader around the corner who rides the bus. With the ...Read More

It’s really happening. My baby is going to kindergarten. In 15 days.  He is excited. I am holding it together pretty well; I’m keeping the crying down to a minimum. We’ve been talking a fair amount about this transition, and my son, R, seems ...Read More

Our journey toward kindergarten continues here at Red Shutters. As I’ve written about here and here, R is starting the big K in September, and we’re working to get the family ready. Last week, we took on another milestone: the tour of our elementary ...Read More