It Was A Monday 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

"How was school?" "It was horrible, horrendous, a nightmare." "Wow. What happened?" "We got to play on the big kids' playground but then they don't even let us go on the play structure which is onl...

Ride On 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

photo: Katie Sokoler "Mom, I'm going to go on all of the scary rides at the carnival that Pops wants to go on. I'm just going to take my throw up chances. I think I get about five of them. If I use u...

Smacksy Sunday Links 25 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

A scene from Teddy's vacation. My friend Heather wrote this a few months ago. Due to Bob's recent worship of all things Minecraft, I now truly get it. Stanley Kubrick's amazing photos of the New Yor...

Smacksy Saturday Photo: Hanging Out 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

Day One, The Review 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

"School was good, Mom. I knew more people in my class than I thought I did." "That's great. What was the best part?" "Lunch." "Besides lunch." "Snack time." "And do you have homework?" "Yeah....

Day One, Grade One 22 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

"It's time to go. You ready?" "Mom, I'm kind of worried about first grade and I don't want to go." "Worried why, Bud?" "Because it's going to be hard with all the reading reading reading reading re...

Uncharted 21 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

Tomorrow Bob will start first grade. His kindergarten was a half day so this will be his first time with a full day schedule. It feels like a big deal. This is a day I have both waited for and drea...

The Getaway 20 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

We checked into a resort just an hour from the house. We wanted a little getaway before school started. The place was on the beach, had three pools, water slides, and was dog friendly so we could brin...

At the Shore 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

"Dad? How does the ocean make waves?" "The moon does it." "How?" "The moon creates the tides with gravitational pull. Do you remember what gravity means?" "Dad?" "Yeah." "I have a sunburn."

Smacksy Sunday Links 18 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

George Saunders advice to graduates - a lovely essay about kindness and life. Fascinating - 40 maps that will help you make sense of the world. And a baby elephant playing in a kiddie pool. Happy S...