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First Weeks of Summer Vacation in In the Meadow
Right after summer vacation started, we had a visit from my dad. We had a good time. We went to Costco and he stocked us up on paper goods, which was nice of him. My dad retired a couple of ye...
Last Night Before School in In the Meadow
Kayla and Timmy are having exams this week. Tomorrow is their last exam. They have taken U.S. History and Government, English Language Arts, Pre-Calculus, and Spanish. They will take Chemistry...
Start of June in In the Meadow
We have been continuing to deal with the joys and struggles of adolescence at our place. Aaron has slowly been telling me about the class trip to Washington. I have learned that eighth graders w...
Happy Birthday Aaron! in In the Meadow
My baby boy Aaron is fourteen years old today! To celebrate we are going to Dave and Buster’s. He wants to try all the new games. He was in Washington, D.C. for the eighth grade trip last week...
Happy Birthday Kayla and Timmy! in In the Meadow
Kayla and Timmy are seventeen years old today. My babies are growing up! In truth, they are twelve months away from being grown-ups. This morning I was reflecting on how much they have changed...
Vacation and Busy in In the Meadow
A lot has been going on. We took a trip to Fort Myers Beach for April break. We got a room overlooking the beach. It seemed like an extravagance but except for meals and souvenirs we didn’t re...
Track and Field Events in In the Meadow
Aaron is participating in outdoor track. He had his first meet this weekend. He ran in the 800 and 1600, and also did the triple jump. He will be going on the eighth grade class trip to Washin...
Play in In the Meadow
We have been having a busy time of it lately. Kayla and Timmy were in the school play the weekend before last, and Kayla’s close friend’s birthday was this past weekend. My birthday was last we...
Winter Update in In the Meadow
After much rehearsal, hard work, and a few tears, the high school play is this weekend. They are doing “Footloose.” Kayla is playing a high school student, and Timmy is playing a church member....
New Years Eve in In the Meadow
Happy New Year as we welcome 2019. This year my birthday (March 19th) and the year will match. It sounds silly but I have waited four decades, and I intend to enjoy it. Aarón will have the same...
Musical and Weekend in In the Meadow
Timmy and Kayla are going to be in the school musical in March. This past week they had auditions. They had a lot of preparation to do, and they have been quite busy over the past two weeks. This...
Christmas Tree and School Update in In the Meadow
We took home our Christmas tree this afternoon. The place we bought it is a parking lot most of the year. We found a really cute tree that is about six feet tall. The guy who works there was t...
Fall Update in In the Meadow
Apologies for the scarcity of updates and notes lately. Overall we have been having a pleasant fall. Timmy and Kayla took the PSATs. They will take the SATs in the spring and again next fall. ...
First Month of School in In the Meadow
The first month of school is now finished. The kids have a three day weekend and will go back to school tomorrow. Kayla and Timmy are taking Advanced English, AP American History, Pre-Calculus,...
First Day of School in In the Meadow
Today was the first day of school. Timmy and Kayla are eleventh graders and Aaron is an eighth grader. The twins will only have one more first day of school for the K-12 years. This is Aaron’s...
Labor Day Weekend in In the Meadow
School starts on Thursday. At this point it seems like they are the only kids in North America who have not gone back to school, ha ha. Kayla and Timmy will have a long school year. They will ...
Final Week of Vacation in In the Meadow
I hope I was not too alarming in my previous entry. I have seen nothing out of the ordinary, and I think I had walked farther than I realized that day. It would be easy to do in Manhattan. We ar...
Summer Recap in In the Meadow
The kids start school a week from Thursday. Kayla and Timmy will be eleventh graders and Aaron will be an eighth grader. We did some traveling during the second half of summer. For the past sev...
Summer Update in In the Meadow
So far we have been having a mostly lazy summer. Work has been slow, which has added to the lazy summer feel. I had some good size paychecks in the spring, which have been paying for our summer...
Reunion and Beach in In the Meadow
We were out of town for most of this past week. The beginning part of the week we went to a family reunion for my MIL’s family in the Catskills. They rented a huge old house. It had been a cam...
End of School in In the Meadow
Kayla and Timmy had their last day of regular classes on Monday. The exam period started on Tuesday. They took the Global Studies exam in early June, when regular classes were still going on. ...
Aaron's Birthday and Trip in In the Meadow
Aaron had his 13th birthday on Saturday, May 19th. That Friday night we had a special birthday dinner for him. He wanted French Toast and eggs(!!??) He opened his presents from our family. He...
Sixteenth Birthday Party and Musical in In the Meadow
Here we are in June. So much happened in May. It was one of the most full months we have had in a long time. Kayla and Timmy’s sweet sixteen was great. Their birthday was on Friday, May 11th....
Happy Birthday Aaron! in In the Meadow
Today is Aaron’s thirteenth birthday. My baby boy is a teenager! He is having some friends over for a sleepover tonight. They are already talking about all the X Box games they will play. We ha...
Sweet Sixteen in In the Meadow
Today is Kayla and Timmy’s sixteenth birthday. I remember carrying them in the twin backpack. We read lots of stories. I remember their first day of pre-K. Now they are high school sophomores...
