Tag Archives: second grade

And the Sadness Begins

Posted on November 22, 2011 by nematomorph

Today was my son’s last day of school at his adopted NY elementary, Oysterponds. I was unsure of how he would fare with his odd name and if he would have trouble fitting in. We lucked out since Oysterponds is … Continue reading →

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Sexy Woman

Posted on November 20, 2011 by nematomorph

My six year old son likes music. He likes to dance. He likes bad pop stuff, like Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. He loves that LMAFO song, “sexy and I know it.” It is played every hour on the local … Continue reading →

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Potato Starch Terrorist

Posted on November 17, 2011 by nematomorph

The wayward Hawaii box finally arrived today. It left Honolulu on the 8th, was sent to North Carolina and then was turned back to Honolulu before landing in NY. It was full of luau stuff for my six year old … Continue reading →

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Frigid Frigidity

Posted on October 28, 2011 by nematomorph

Here I am in New York for Fall for the first time in over ten years. I had these romantic visions of pumpkin picking, hot mulled cider and turning leaves. I somehow believed that I could continue to wear my … Continue reading →

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Write-O-Holic

Posted on October 19, 2011 by nematomorph

My six year old son loves to write. He has written books, lists of books he will write, pages of chapters, scripts and magazines. When he gets into a writing groove there are papers all over the house. Stories in … Continue reading →

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Do Pirates Fart?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by nematomorph

My HI friend, Paula wrote about writing in her blog today (http://lavagal.net/2011/10/11/how-do-you-write-how-do-you-read/).  She wrote about how difficult it is to put yourself out there through written words. How it can make your stomach hurt and how sometimes you can’t feel … Continue reading →

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A Good Day

Posted on September 23, 2011 by nematomorph

When you have a job where the hours are odd; like you are working on Saturdays and Sundays or till 8:00 at night, you lose all respect for the five day work week. Having Thursday off but not having Saturday … Continue reading →

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Going Back

Posted on September 17, 2011 by nematomorph

I can feel it in my bones. We are sliding down the apex of our six months in New York. Like sliding down a giant mountain of mud or maybe chocolate. Hawaii feels closer. Palpable. I have told Keanu not … Continue reading →

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Slower Time

Posted on September 13, 2011 by nematomorph

I love walking my son up to catch the school bus every day (as long as it is not pouring rain!) We live on a private road off the main road so the bus doesn’t come down our road. I … Continue reading →

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Scarier for Me

Posted on September 8, 2011 by nematomorph

Today was the first day of my son attending a new school here in N.Y.  A school he will be at for about three months before we head back to Hawaii. The whole school thing was something that we were … Continue reading →

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