If you have a relationship with a teenager, then you know exactly how difficult it was to get them to participate in this nonsense. She balked at the letter board photos and has rolled her eyes every time I've mentioned the word interview. I get it -- I was a teenager once (a million years ago) -- but I also know that she'll treasure every photo and word that we memorialized and that one day her own daughter will love seeing her mom at every age. Ask me how I know. As much as Ella has missed seeing her friends every day, she has really enjoyed being a homebody. I've tried hard to balance remote work with sleeping late and movie marathons and lots of Netflix. Josh kept reminding me that our kids have never experienced anything like this before and it's okay to let them have more ...
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Polly’s Two Year Old Interview
Sophie was a few months older than Polly is now, the first time I interviewed her for school. I don't remember it being difficult to get her to answer, but maybe it was! Polly is very verbal and says so many things throughout the day -- she makes us laugh so much at how articulate she is and the funny things she says. She is not, however, interested in performing. I tried to ask her a series of questions while she played this morning and many of them she answered immediately. Others she ignored or I had to answer other questions to get her to cooperate. A few are things I answered on her behalf, because it's very obvious to us which things she loves best! Each of my girls have attended an at home daycare until they were old enough for pre-kindergarten in our school district. My ...
Sophie’s Fifth Grade Interview
The girls have been in school for a month this week and I'm finally getting around to sharing my thoughts on how things are going. Much like everyone else, our district made so many changes in the days and weeks leading up to our first day. We had a "road map" and potential scenarios, but it was hard to know exactly what school would look like until it actually arrived. Our district started the year with a staggered schedule, meaning half of the student body has in-person classes on Monday/Tuesday and the remaining students attend class on Thursday/Friday. The girls weren't thrilled about missing out on half of their friends, but they have enjoyed getting a few extra days at home. Despite attending class in person, they are still mostly doing virtual activities -- all of their work ...
2015 Back-to-School Interviews
I can't believe we're already two weeks into the new school year! Summer always goes by fast, but I'm surprised at how fast the school year is already moving. The girls have settled into their new classes, I've gotten to visit them at their school and we've enjoyed a parent night to learn all about what to expect this year. We are all exhausted {Sophie can barely make it through dinner}, but they are both really enjoying their teachers and new friends. When Ella began kindergarten, I started interviewing them sometime during the first few days of the new school year. I love going back and comparing their answers to the years before. Since we've become big fans of video this summer, they decided they wanted to answer their questions on film and that's just what we did before bed on ...