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Keeping Kids Connected with Long-Distance Friends
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., and its advertiser. All opinions are mine and mine alone. #CloudPetsForever #CollectiveBias Brightly framed photos litter the nightstand, dresser and bookshelves in Miss M’s bedroom, special memories of the sweet friends she’s left behind as life has moved us “across the pond” and back, and then across the country. Mine is a girl who collects friends like stuffed animals; lovely, gentle and each one precious to her, and she can’t let them go. At four and five, she surprised us with how close she was to her friends, and they never left each other without a hug. As children flood the sidewalk…
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Flashback
So, in my last post, I took a look back at my very first blog post from May 2008 – which left me browsing through a few other early posts…. ….and came across one where Boo, then 4, was having constant meltdowns and we were having some major power struggles. Huh. And then another one, where we were having daily battles about…yup…shoes. Both topics are familiar to me, as I have the same conversations (and a few similar blogposts) about Pea. Why I didn’t remember this, I don’t know. (Maybe its like childbirth – you forget the pain so that you do it again….) Been there, done that, bought the…
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First Day of School
The summer holiday passed so quickly, helped along by three weeks travel back to the US, but nonetheless, Boo and Pea were ready to head back to school and see their friends. I think we were all also in need of getting back on a regular schedule. (My lovelies need structure, which is seriously lacking in the summer….) Boo is starting Year 2 (the US equivalent of first grade) and Pea is in Reception – which age-wise would be Pre-K in the US, although I’d consider what they do to be Kindergarden-level work.) Boo is very excited as he is “in the top of Key Stage 1 – we’re the…
