Kids are constantly growing, constantly changing. That means you can’t keep a post called “Stories About the Kids” in your drafts folder for a long time and expect that it will continue to be relevant. With that thought in mind, here’s a post called “Stories About the Kids” that’s been sitting in my drafts folder for a long time.
- Livia graduated 5th grade and is now officially a middle-schooler. (Editor’s note: Livia is now in 7th grade, so that element of shock is over.)
- Marshall turned 13. OMG. (Editor’s note: Marshall will turn 15 in June, at which time we will reach a whole new level of OMGishness. Livia’s the one who’s 13 now. Whoa!)
- Since Marshall’s annual checkup, at which the doctor told him how important it was to get physical activity, he has gone outside and ridden his bike nearly every day. (Editor’s note; Regretfully, this did not last. I can’t remember the last time he rode his bike.)
- I think it was during RICAS (Rhode Island’s version of standardized testing) that Livia was given some word seeks to do. After finding the words she was supposed to find, she then made lists of all the words that she wasn’t supposed to find. She also made a diagram showing all the ways to break the word PAINT down into shorter and shorter words (such as PAINT, PANT, PAN, AN, A). Wow, she could get a job working with me! (Editor’s note: This story is still apt. She’s very much a word-person, and I swear she could put some of my coworkers to shame.)