Skipping Town

  And so another summer begins in New Hampshire. We opened the house for Memorial Day weekend and have the luxury of three and a half days to spend here, thanks to a couple of unused snowdays for the school district. I thought I'd take this opportunity to do a little letter to you, little girls, as we gear up for the summer months ahead. Lucia Dear Lucia, Your poise, confidence, and independence amaze me on a daily basis. At six and a half, you do most things on your own--choosing your own clothes, cleaning up and organizing your room, getting ready in the morning. You've learned to take out your earrings by yourself (but aren't yet willing to try putting them in). You love your room and even get wrapped up in mundane tasks like folding your own socks and clothes to neaten up your drawers. You continue to love kindergarten, and are thriving. You can read now--and you're so proud of this. You like to read Elephant and Piggie books to us, and the Ho...

“We are going to the zoo. The first thing we are going to do is go on the merry-go-round.” Yesterday, Lucia brought home a photocopy of a writing assignment she’d done at school, one that wasn’t going to be sent home until the end of the year. Her teacher had added a post-it that said Lucia had been proud of her work and wanted to show us. Indeed, when I talked to her about it, she was incredibly proud and excited--the crucial part of it being that she did it entirely herself. Planning what to say, sounding out the words, writing them down. A truly exciting kindergarten moment.