Every year, as I write down our Christmas letter, I skim back through pictures of the year on my phone. My general thoughts: It felt like there were a lot of milestones this past year. In 2023, Graham and Grace somehow turned 12 and 17. Kevin and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary. Our time … Continue reading 2023 in Review
Grace turned 15 last week! We celebrated with cupcakes, presents (mostly bath toys and dolls), family games of UNO, and lots of singing of Happy Birthday. It feels as though her 14th year was somehow lost – lost to COVID-19. Lost to a multitude of vulnerabilities listed on the CDC website. She missed so much … Continue reading Fifteen
Well, it’s been a year. A year that’s seemed to fly by and crawl all at the same time. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our life is impossible to ignore. We were off to a pretty great start at the beginning; Graham played basketball and tried fencing. Grace was dancing and turned 14. … Continue reading The Family Christmas Letter
A few weeks ago, Kevin and I sat with Grace’s team and did a new page in her IEP (Individual Education Plan). We talked through what school would look like for her if she was 100% online, if she was hybrid, and what it looks like in the middle of a pandemic for Grace to … Continue reading Educating Gracie
We’ve decided to keep Grace at the 6-7 building for an extra year. In doing our due diligence we talked with a lot of people, we met with the 8-9 teacher, we saw the next school, we heard over and over we couldn’t make a bad choice. We also heard (from some of you that … Continue reading Staying Put with a Little Looking Back
the world according to grace, graham, and occasionally a furry dog 