Because nothing says “Happy Valentines Day!” more than a shark with very bloody jaggy teeth. Admission:  We totally stole this idea from the internet, but my third grader is SO proud of this box.  He cannot wait to take it to school tomorrow.  He said to me this morning, “I’m…

YaYa has been playing her oboe for more than a year now, taking lessons each week from a terrific oboist.  Last week was her first actual band concert, however, since most of the sixth graders at their school just got their instruments in November.  I have been waiting and waiting…

Mr.  SP was frustrated with himself because he had forgotten his Friday folder.  In his classroom,  every Friday all the work that has been handed in  for the week comes home graded and we look at it together.  Looking at it together is not his favorite thing, but that particular…

That last face is very similar to the face I see often when I ask him to fix something on the homework that I’m checking over.  Pure disgust. As you can see, this child has no trouble expressing his feelings.  Even though he looks grumpy on the last picture, the…

Sometimes it’s easy to get tired of dealing with cold, snowy weather.  It helps to look a bit closer.  All morning long we had a gentle snow shower, big flakes drifting slowly down from the sky.  I knitted a red scarf, baked banana muffins and listened to a pint sized…