Midwestern Mommy

An open letter to Seth’s teacher

Dear Seth’s teacher,
You are a kind, enthusiastic, energetic, amazing teacher with the patience of a saint. Seth loves you. The hubs and I adore you too.
But that boy is playing you…
For the record, I do send him to school with two snacks a day. He’s only telling you he doesn’t have a snack because somedays? […]

First Day

When we talked about the upcoming start of school, Seth hadn’t expressed anything but excitement. So when the “big day” arrived, sunny and promising, he was ready. He was armed with a cool haircut, wearing his prized Sketchers, and was ready for the action. Or so I thought.
Ten minutes before the bus was to arrive, he asked me to take him. I grumbled […]

His (and hers) homework meltdowns…

Caution: Bitchy rant that will probably make you think less of me ahead.
Most mornings, you can find my son and I in the breakfast nook. His brow is furrowed. My temper is tested. There is alot teeth grinding on both our parts. I’m talking homework.
We sit together for almost an hour each morning. Since his kindergarten session starts in the […]

Bus rides - the other “public education”

A few months ago, when Seth started singing, “Bow Chicka, Bow Woooowwww.” I laughed out loud.
He has no idea what that means. But he learned it on the bus. (And now every time he does that I think of Jess and her park ranger fetish.)
The other day, he came home with a new one… At dinner he referred […]

Confronting the Unknown

“He has a difficult time concentrating.”
“He’s having a hard time completing his schoolwork during class time.”
“He has a hard time remembering and following directions.
I’ve been hearing these sentences alot in the past few months. At first, I assumed it was the newness of kindergarten as well as a change in his routine. When it persisted, […]

Bad days and whoopie cushions

Fyi — Am waiting on some info in regards to the ”Who does what at your house” post. Hope to have it up by the end of next week.

His kindergarten classroom is a buzzing, whirlwind of activity. You’ll often see some kids working in pairs on a project while others work on the floor by themselves. Yesterday when I walked into Seth’s […]

Speak up on “open classrooms”

The template I love, love, LOVE has gone all spastic on me. I have NO CLUE what happened so I’m trying to find other templates that would work and tailor the sidebars. Ain’t working so well, so you may have to deal with ugly chaos for a few days until I figure out what to do. Bah! Am irritated. Sorry. […]

Do you hear what I hear?

Last Monday afternoon “the boy’s” kindergarten teacher called to express some concerns about his behavior.
After only one week of school.
The teacher became greatly alarmed over the course of a few days when she tried to get Seth’s attention and couldn’t. She tried calling his name in a louder voice. She even tried clapping. While this got the other kids’ attention, Seth didn’t […]

Ready or not here he comes!

For years, I swore that on Seth’s first day of kindergarten? You’d find me waiting with him at the bus stop doing a happy dance while drinking margaritas.
As I drove him to school on that first day, I was actually pretty teary-eyed. I left my sunglasses on while inside the school because I’d rather the staff and his teacher think […]