When I sit down on Sunday evenings to blog, I shuffle through the memorable events and images of the week. This week’s image first came to my awareness on Wednesday of this week. Our family had closely been following a situation at my son’s elementary school, because the incident occurred at his grade level. When […]
Keeping the “Fun” in “Fun Runs”
In September 2003, I ran an 8K race in Jacksonville. My parents drove Tenley (then 7 years old) over to participate in the one mile “fun run” which was scheduled to occur an hour after the 8K start. As I was finishing my race, I noticed Tenley standing far away from the other kids, who […]
Writing School – The Revision
Last week, I shared the essay I had written in response to www.literarymama.com’s writing prompt. LM’s
Writing School – The Revision
Last week, I shared the essay I had written in response to www.literarymama.com’s (LM) writing prompt. LM’s editor had provided some feedback about my piece, which I also shared with you in last week’s post. So, this week, here’s the revised piece, hopefully incorporating LM’s very constructive feedback. Circular Thinking I am running around in […]
Writing School
Hello everyone from Chesire, CT. Tenley and I have been in NJ/NY/CT since last Wednesday in order to attend our dear friend Kimmi’s bat mitzvah. Since I am in the process of packing to leave, here’s what I am doing for this week’s blog. I mentioned in a previous blog that I, unlike my children, […]
Aging Out
In my work at Healthy Kids, we frequently use the term “age out” to describe the situation where a child has become too old for the program he or she has been in. For example, child who turns 5 has “aged out” and must move from MediKids to Healthy Kids. A child who turns 19 […]