Category Archives: family

Spring Tea with ClaraJane 2016

Posted on 2016/04/15 by circuskitchen

Friday, April 15th 2016 No matter the weather, you know it’s Spring at Tobin Montessori when Children’s House students are hosting SPRING TEA. For the second year in a row, *I* am ClaraJane’s chosen “guest.”   The tables are set, cookies … Continue reading →

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Curriculum Morning

Posted on 2016/04/12 by circuskitchen

Tuesday,  April 12th 2016 Today parents were invited into the classrooms of our students at Tobin Montessori. In Room 283 ClaraJane and her fellow pre-K friend Afomia revisit their favorite Math work,  “The Snake Game.”   Meanwhile in room 290 … Continue reading →

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Monday Retrospective

Posted on 2016/04/11 by circuskitchen

Monday, April 11th 2016 Alive and awake and blessed at Bom Café today, in the face of death and taxes, sickness and divorce, here is a random sampling of our recent life.   Friday Morning (April 8th) we awake to … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Pops

Posted on 2016/04/02 by circuskitchen

Saturday, April 2nd 2016 What a treat it is when Pops comes to town.   This time we tried Frank’s Steakhouse and it was fantastic.   For starters, Pops checks the menu while Zachary challenges Uncle Paul to a  Thumb … Continue reading →

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Easter 2016

Posted on 2016/03/27 by circuskitchen

Sunday, March 27th 2016 Upon realizing we were NOT going to make it to (Unitarian) Church with ANY trace of grace, dignity or punctuality, we switched gears and asked Grandma if she was available for a spontaneous Easter feast (advance … Continue reading →

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Good Friday Morning Adventure

Posted on 2016/03/25 by circuskitchen

Friday, March 25th 2016               For this “Good Friday” off from school, and because of Baby Mary’s proclivity for “adventure” in the morning times, we arranged a family get-together around that.  And though none … Continue reading →

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Supper SNAFU

Posted on 2016/03/16 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, March 16th 2016 After Gavin’s Tae Kwon Do class on Wednesdays, it’s almost kids’ bedtime but we still need to eat.  Back at home on this night, Daddy was going to feed CJ early and get her to bed, … Continue reading →

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Many Times a Million

Posted on 2016/03/15 by circuskitchen

March 11th-ish, 2016 Ya parenting is tough.  And sometimes it is so very rough:   So, things with Gavin –while typically sensationally awesome– have sometimes been stupidly rough.  I’ll spare the details but suffice it to say it has involved … Continue reading →

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Super Tuesday – Shit Gettin’ Realz Yo

Posted on 2016/03/01 by circuskitchen

TUESDAY, March 1st 2016   I can only hope that when you are reading this, it is far enough in the future that the Drumpf plague that is overtaking the political climate in this country has receded into a footnote. … Continue reading →

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March for Daddy

Posted on 2016/02/27 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 27th 2016 After all the excitement of the Boston for Bernie Sanders march, ClaraJane stages her own brand of political protest: 2016-02-27 March for Daddy [40 seconds]:   She certainly sways my vote!  #votefordaddy

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