Category Archives: Father’s Day

About the daddy

In trying to close out the school year as a teacher, grad student, and mom with kids in 2 different schools, I let the ball drop on a few things, like writing here and…ahem…preparing for Father’s Day. Oops. Fortunately, their teachers had them make gifts in school, so that bought me a little time.  I…

>What is it about trains?

>There is something magical about trains.  I don’t quite understand it, even if I can feel it.  My almost-two-year old has train fever, too, memorizing books like Chugga Chugga Choo Choo and Hey, Mr. Choo Choo, not to mention the dully-titled but wonderful Trains by Byron Barton. Since the daddy loves to play with SP’s…