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Happy World Teacher’s Day

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Happy World Teacher’s Day (one day belated) to all the amazing teachers out there! Sunday morning, I woke up to this sweet little note: *Items this teacher needs to focus on For no reason at all, there on my kitchen table was a little love note from Leo with a picture of him reading a…

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Learning to Read and Happy Tears

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My sweet T is learning to read. “Mum!! Do you know what?! I have happy tears in my eyes right now. Wanna know why?? Because when I look at the book, I can read a bunch of the words now. I have happy reading tears.” ~ T Me too, T. Is there anything more exciting to watch than a…

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On Sensitivity- TV Phobia Anyone?

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At the risk of appearing pathological, here goes nothing… Leo is afraid of the television [and I may be to blame]. Leo was born busy. He’s spirited. He has spunk. Actually, Leo was a mover and a shaker even before he entered the world, but that can be a story for another day. As an…

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Farewell, double-story g!

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You know how sometimes your kids will do something so completely adorable or quirky or just so them for what seems like forever and then, one day, you realize it’s gone? That they’ve grown up a bit and you didn’t even notice when it happened? There are so many bittersweet parenting moments like this. T used…

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Cringe-worthy Candor

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Occasionally Leo lacks a filter. He has cringe-worthy candor: This apology note from Leo to Seuss could use some work. A card Leo made for a friend who was pregnant.   *** Gray hair is God’s graffiti. ~Bill Cosby ***

Gifted and (also) Talented

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In a previous post, I described Leo’s giftedness in intellectual and academic terms. In order to more fully understand Leo, I need to also address his creativity. You see, Leo is academically gifted and also talented. He began writing and drawing at a young age and, when he wants to be, he is an amazing…

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