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Back to the future

Coming back to what I was saying yesterday, Mr. A and I both have experience with gifted programs and it is unavoidably influencing our decision-making process.
When I was in third grade, I tested as reading at a college level.  I was in a rural consolidated school district with few resources.  They stuck me in the [...]

Bullet Pointe

(See the title up there, you should totally read that as bull-ay points.  Like it is French.  That will make this post seem more exotic and classy.)

We are skipping Mr. A’s work Xmas prom tomorrow night.  Given the state of the economy, I didn’t want to spend $150 on a new outfit for a boring [...]

Pyramid Scheming

I haven’t talked much about my MIL lately, because we don’t see her that often.  Maybe only every 2-3 months.  Now that we have two kids the drive to see her is prohibitively long to drive up and back in one day (sleepover at her house is not an option).  Also, because all four of [...]

No One Died

See how I didn’t post yesterday and no one died and the internet didn’t explode?   Thank goodness NaBloPoMo is over.  What a hassle.
Things are good over here at Chez AmFam.  The tree is up, paper snowflakes are on the windows, most cards have been mailed (a small number need addresses and other info checked).  M [...]

the taste of home

We spent thanksgiving at my aunt’s house.  She lives in the small town where my mom and dad grew up and where I lived until I entered 5th grade (I will just call this town XYZ town for now).  It is a little farm town, you know, the kind of place you imagine when Sarah [...]