Category Archives: School Life

Flat Stanley travelogue

Destination: Wilmington, Del. Itinerary: Whatever my parents had in mind. Finally the pictures as promised. He began his trek in September. Flat Stanley apparently had a blast even though he was folded up in an envelope instead of flying first class. He mostly visited historic places, such as New Castle, the Delaware River, the landing [...]

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Supplemental education

Do you feel like this is happening to your kids, too? Weblogg-ed » Supplementing My Kids’ Education My curse, of course, is that it doesn’t feel like quite enough. There’s not enough connecting going on, I think, and the number of worksheets and handouts that come home in the “Friday Folder” frustrates me no end. [...]

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FallFest is upon us

UNCG doesn’t have a football team. It’s one of those things that you get reminded of almost all the time. At least they don’t have one now. But it doesn’t some us from having a homecoming. Only it’s not called a homecoming. It’s called FallFest. And from Sept. 24 to Oct. 5 there are events [...]

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Flat Stanley has returned!

The pastel piece of paper has come home. He spent a week in Delaware. What sites did he see? Pics TK… Oh, and here’s Flat Stanley in his business blues:

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School mob hits us with a double tap to the wallet

First, we got shaken down for coupon books. Next, the true OGs, the Sally Foster packets came home. Now, school pictures. And you have to pay in advance. And they usually hit you up again in the spring. The cupboard is bare folks. We’re only in week 3 of school aren’t we? “Just when I [...]

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