I’m a basketball mom!
Like most Iowans, I’ve grown up watching the state high school basketball tournaments and just generally being aware of how important they are to the schools, the communities, and to the state as a whole. So this week, because I live in a state where high school basketball is a really big deal, I took [...]
Mom’s crash course in writing a research paper
When you’re in 12th grade and you have to write a research paper, chances are you’ve progressed through the grades and learned all about finding sources, gleaning relevant quotes from sources, writing a bibliography, etc. But what do you do when you’re in 8th grade and you’re taking 12th grade government, and you have to write [...]
“These kids today!” Has something like this happened to you?
Dear Lord, I do NOT want to be one of those people who goes around wondering “What is it with these kids today?” But I can’t help myself.
I had an experience on Wednesday that made me indescribably angry. Turns out it is not an isolated incident, as this story from Thursday’s Register shows.
I was driving [...]
‘Why’ is just one question following tragic crash
Obviously, Matthew Tesch’s mother blames herself at least in part for his death. Today’s Register article quotes her clearly questioning why her two sons - one dead and one severely injured in a Monday morning traffic accident on the Southeast side - kept the company they kept, and made the choices they made early Monday: [...]
Neighbors, police reunite Mom with child who wandered off
My heart goes out to this mother. This is indeed a very scary situation, even when it doesn’t materialize and you’re simply left pondering what “could have been.”
One night several years ago, when my daughter was about three, I was up late working on the computer in the living room. My daughter had been in [...]
First day of school in Des Moines: new year, new habits… for parents!
School started today in the Des Moines district and my daughter went off to her first day of 8th grade looking very girly - quite a departure from last year’s t-shirt-and-jeans uniform - and very grown-up.
She’s enrolled in a half-day program at Central Academy, where she will be taking 12th grade civics (government), beginning Chemistry/Physics, [...]
The Popular Group rules at school
Leigha’s son is only in first grade and he’s already had one run-in with that multi-headed school-year monster, “the popular group.” And, Jodie also this week notes the early onslaught of popularity pressure among girls.
My daughter’s going into 8th grade and we have several conversations every school year about the social structure at her junior high [...]
Warriors cat clans vs. Zac Efron: Web wars!
I had to chuckle when I read Christi’s post about the Des Moines Playhouse production of “High School Musical.” She notes that there are fan pages, forums, chat rooms and all kinds of web goodies devoted to the HSM characters and their music.
The same thing is happening here at our house, where my DD has [...]
Where did this third adult come from?
I could tell a growth spurt was coming on, because my daughter was going through a phase of eating large meals. It has never failed in the past: she’ll go through a couple weeks of “eating big,” and suddenly all her jeans will be too short. And true to form, I’ve noticed in just the [...]
*This old house
I just spent two days off from work and most of my weekend painting my daughter’s bedroom so she can redecorate. We had plenty of mom/daughter time together (maybe a little too much, if that’s possible…? It must be tough to be a kid and have a mom who wants to tell you how exactly [...]
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