Year 5, Day 356: Baby’s First “Fine.”

Recently, a dance organization visited Miles's school to engage with the kids. Miles was one of the students singled out as "really getting into it." (No one who remembers his Christmas performance at German school will be surprised by this.) Miles was recommended to continue the dance program after school, and we, wanting to provide … Continue reading Year 5, Day 356: Baby’s First “Fine.” →

Year 5, Day 355

Part of my day job is evaluating prospective students at our learning center to determine what they're struggling with and how we'll best be able to help them. Most of these students are 6 and older, but every once in a while we get a younger child in who is already showing signs of reading … Continue reading Year 5, Day 355 →

Year 5, Day 354: Valentine’s Da–er, “Friendship Party Day”

"That chocolate looks like Daddy. Is that Daddy?" My own son, body shaming me. Today was Valentine's Day, but don't even try telling that to Miles, because he will immediately, and emphatically, correct you. In an attempt to, I assume, avoid creating an overtly romantic situation among a bunch of four year olds, the holidays … Continue reading Year 5, Day 354: Valentine’s Da–er, “Friendship Party Day” →

Year 5, Day 353

Nothing quite like ALMOST getting a kid to bed before realizing you need to prep Valentine's Day cards for his classmates tonight. WRITE FASTER, KID! Miles did a great job with it, all things considered, although he did start getting a little punchy as the process dragged on. If the crazed eyes don't sell it, … Continue reading Year 5, Day 353 →

Year 5, Day 352

When I said, "Let's watch the Big Game," I think Miles might have misunderstood the assignment.

Year 5, Day 351

Look who got his toys back today! Thank everything holy, Miles was able to make it through the remainder of the week without any other major infractions and I could finally clear his stuff out of my room. I say major infractions because there was one minor physical altercation that, when I initially heard about … Continue reading Year 5, Day 351 →

Year 5, Day 350

I was brushing my teeth this morning when I heard something slide under the bathroom door. I glanced over and saw a piece of folded paper, but before I could step over to it, Miles just came in anyway (violating one of our house rules, but anyway...). "Daddy!" he said. "I made you this!" This … Continue reading Year 5, Day 350 →

Year 5, Day 349

Despite visiting my workplace on a couple occasions, Miles only possesses a vague understanding of what I do for a living. While we were discussing my work on the way to school, he seemed to question its validity a bit. As I explained that I do, in fact, teach kids, he said... "Well you don't … Continue reading Year 5, Day 349 →

Year 5, Day 348

Miles had a half day at school today, and in the interest of helping Jaclyn out I scheduled an early afternoon eye exam for myself, giving me a reason to leave work a bit early and keep our kid occupied. Excited as ever to have a "Daddy/Miles Day," Miles had a ton of stuff he … Continue reading Year 5, Day 348 →

Year 5, Day 347

It's been over four months since our trip to Costa Rica, and Miles is still talking about it all the time. He tosses mentions of the country into conversations as though it's one of our primary residences, like the only two places in the world are Charlotte and Costa Rica. No surprise, then, that he … Continue reading Year 5, Day 347 →