Our family does the traditional “first day of school” pose each year. I think it’s a form of self-torture for parents, who remember their kids as the cute munchkins they sent off to first grade long after they’ve become grumpy teens, but we do it anyway. It’s a compulsion. My daughter always gets her picture…
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Project Night
Tonight was a new experience for me. For the past eight years my wife and I have gone to the elementary school’s “Project Night.” It’s a nice evening for parents and their children to visit their classrooms and see a display of all the projects they’ve done over the course of the year. It’s a…
Four Crazy Nights
Four crazy nights. At least that’s what I’ll be saying tomorrow night at this time. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights helping out with the tech at “shoestring theatre,” also known as the Palmyra Players. I’m working the projected backdrops, but I’m also working with another volunteer who is a sound guy by trade. He’s…
Textbook pain
My son is visually impaired. It doesn’t slow him down all that much, but it does make school more difficult than it would be for him if he had better vision. Several years ago we got him an iPad so he’d be able to read – it’s been amazing for him. The iPad has become…
