Three things: 1) Small Daughter turned seven this weekend and I am realizing anew that time only flows one way, i.e. she will not be six ever again and my days of being able to grab her and pick her up and squeeze her until she squeaks are limited; 2) Large Son had his first […]

I had written a rather moving post about the first Tuesday after Labor Day, about going back to school.  It was lovely and included memories of 20 years ago, when I started university, and a discussion of Large Son’s distress at giving up summer freedoms.  I also tied the first day of school in to […]