Currently Scotty is sitting in front of my computer watching Carolina in the first round of the NCAAs. Why my computer? Well, they are playing the same time as Maryland which, of course, is the game shown on TV. And the EMC network makes for a slow feed to his computer. But my computer has […]
Every other day at Mount Vernon the entire school is supposed to stop and read for 25 minutes which is known as SSR – Sustained Silent Reading. This was put into place as a way to improve vocabulary and SAT scores and reading in general.
Once the kids settle down, and they usually are pretty quick […]
Okay, I’ve been sledding, I shoveled, I’ve cleaned off cars, I’ve run errands, and I’ve been sledding again. Well, that last one I didn’t actually go down the hill, but I stood outside in the freezing cold for an hour until I couldn’t feel my toes anymore. But it was worth it for the conversation. […]
I have to go sledding now. I’d prefer to wait a few hours, but we aren’t.
My favorite washingtonpost.com feature is on-line. It has more snow than we do.
The best snow days begin with a notification the night before. Ours came while I was reading to John, and Caitlin came bursting into the room about 9 pm with the news that school was cancelled. I shut off the alarm and prepared to sleep late.
If you normally get up at 5:30, 6:45 feels […]