So the girls woke up before six. Suboptimal but not worth fussing over. Then Ivy gnawed at her toenail until she started bleeding (what the heck, Ives? biting fingernails is bad enough!). She let me clean the wound and put cream on but freaked out over how I bandaged it--ultimately it took three bandages to for her to be willing to leave it alone ( Read more... )

Ivy trooped off today in great excitement for her very first day of school! She cried a bit over her lack of hula-hoop ability, and for some reason she didn't touch her lunch. Other than that, fabulous day and she is SO ESSITED for her SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL AMORROW! She werned a moo song, "dere was a farmer had a dog an' Bingo was his name-o." ( Read more... )

Last year, every kid in Maggie's class was assigned a "hero." They each made a poster with information about the hero and had to give a short presentation about him or her. Some of the heroes were Paul Revere, Abe Lincoln, Rosa Parks, MLK Jr, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller.

Maggie's was Sally Ride.

So now rainfletcher and I are pondering how much--if any-- ( Read more... )

Easter: Finished our outfits in plenty of time. Maggie got a dress and a hat. Ivy, a dress, hat, and bloomers. I made myself a skirt and embellished a t-shirt. and rainfletcher got an embellished t-shirt. Many compliments at church (where there was a fun egg hunt) and at Mary's (where there was an even better egg hunt). Hopefully pictures soon. (Did I ( Read more... )

A week or so ago, Maggie had a catastrophic failure with her bento box, and so she used the emergency funds we had put on her lunch card for the first time. She was so excited about having bought lunch. Ridiculously excited. Also "when can I buy lunch again ( Read more... )

Haven't posted in a while. Let's see ( Read more... )

1. I did a bit of probing the other day about Maggie's lunches. And she replied that she would like more sandwiches. "Not cheese though." OK, not cheese. Jam and butter? Tuna? Sunflower butter? "Nutella ( Read more... )

( And they spelled her name wrong on the whole-class picture! )

This week and next week are the "fall break" at Maggie's school. Kinda weird timing, but actually very good for her mental health. It's clear that she needs a break from school. We leave tomorrow to spend a few days with my Dad. Maggie is very excited about visiting Granddad! I told her to pack her Triceratops backpack with toys to bring, and ( Read more... )

Today, Maggie's teacher complimented me on her healthy lunches. So that was a nice little encouragement to keep on with the bento-ing ( Read more... )