NOAH AOC

This post is part of The Mother Letter Project. You can learn more about the project on The Mother Letter Project blog . For the purposes of that project, I address the letter to mothers, but what I say applies to father's as well. Dear Mother, Oh my, this is not what you expected. You dreamed of...

It’s a new school year and Trisha’s in third grade. So far, we’ve had a good experience with the district and a great experience with the teachers. From the get go, I’ve said that third grade would be a pivotal year. The print gets smaller and the expectations get higher. Third grade is also the year...

The time has come for my husband’s office and my son’s bedroom to cease being the same physical location. We’ve recently had part or our attic finished as my husband’s new office. We’re trying to do this as cheaply as possible, so we’re doing the painting. I don’t really mind painting, it is the prep...