Our first week of ‘distance-learning’ school here is done. Completed. I’m shamelessly glad it’s over. I’m beyond proud of my little ladies who are handling it. I’m equally relieved and irate. Confused? Stay with me. If you didn’t see my impromptu Facebook LIVE rant on my personal profile last week calling ‘b—$hit’ on most everything…
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Mandatory Distance-Learning Lessons (from a fed-up CA mom)
A previous version of this post was published in The Fresno Bee on Sunday, May 2, 2020. Seven weeks of distance learning: DONE! We’ve been doing inexplicably well at our house thanks to a daily 10am ‘school start time’ that kicks off with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Everyone gets dressed, makes their…
Never Forget: WE SURVIVED.
Today marks 105 years recognizing (and mourning) the Armenian Genocide. A total of one and a half million men, women & children killed in Armenia during the years surrounding 1915. Every year, Armenians in every city around the world recognize this day with candlelight vigils, spiritual services, red+blue+orange flag-filled marches for justice and yell “Never…
COVID-19, Weeks 4 & 5: Is this getting stupid now?
THIS COVID-19 DIARY FOR MY KIDS… AND THEIR KIDS. Read our illustrious Week One HERE (complete with a can-do attitude & God-Is-Watching-Us hope). Our Week Two can be found HERE (chock-full of rationing & rage). Our Week Three was full of being fine, faithful & fabulous. Five weeks down, four more to go (so Gov….
COVID-19, Week Three: Is something wrong if nothing feels wrong?
THIS COVID-19 DIARY FOR MY KIDS… AND THEIR KIDS. Read our illustrious Week One HERE (complete with a can-do attitude & God-Is-Watching-Us hope). Our Week Two can be found HERE (chock-full of rationing & rage for most everyone on Facebook to shut-up). Today is Palm Sunday. And I feel fine. Besides ushering in an official…
COVID-19, Week Two: Rationing, Resting & (UN)Reasonable Behavior.
THIS COVID-19 DIARY FOR MY KIDS… AND THEIR KIDS. Read our illustrious Week One HERE, complete with a can-do attitude laced with God-Is-Watching-Us wisdom. Last week was ‘come together and conquer the world.’ This week was ‘everybody please shut-up and stop being stupid.’ (In addition to conquering the world…) Am I ashamed of my rising…
COVID-19, Week One: Homeschool & Being Schooled.
THIS COVID-19 DIARY FOR MY KIDS… AND THEIR KIDS. It’s been a week and we are changed. Last Friday (Friday March 13, of all dates?!?) all of us local parents were notified that school would be ‘on pause’ for the next 2 weeks… to make our community safer and less of a breeding ground for…
