Winter is literally melting away. The white snow is now a muddy mess. But I’m beginning to see little bits of green popping through in all the right places.
Continue readingAuthor: Karyn B
SOL21 Day 4: Slice and Repeat
It’s 8pm and everyone is in bed. Well—in their bedrooms. Aaron is finishing up his day.
Continue readingSOL 21 Day 3: Covid Cozy
We’ve all had some major disruptions to our lives over the last year. I have said many times to family and friends that my little family is so lucky.
Continue readingSOL21 Day 2: Working
Today was one of the first times since March 2020 that I was able to work directly with a student. I’ve joined countless Zooms to observe students. I’m somehow manages to access from afar. But working directly with a student, covered head-to-toe in PPE of course, hasn’t happened in over a year.
Continue readingSOL21 Day 1: It’s been a year.
It’s been a year.
I have a new baby. He is 8 months old. And yet he has never been in a restaurant, store, playground, daycare, or anywhere else that wasn’t our home or the home of our beloved Great Grandpa. He has never seen another baby besides his own reflection in the mirror. He is so young yet I still wonder how these 8 months will have impacted his life far beyond what it is now.
Continue readingPeace
I have been afraid to write this. I am embarrassed that it has taken me so long. I’m fearful that I will say the wrong thing….that I will say something that is unintentionally inflammatory. Please know, if I have, it is OK to call me out on it. It is the only way I can learn. Being silent is no longer an option. By staying silent, I am speaking volumes. I am becoming (or already am) part of the problem. I am saying it is OK when it is clearly not.
Baby Blues
This started out as a FB post. Clearly I had so much more to say.
Tonight was night one of McKenna being in the top bunk. She was in and out of her bed and room at least a dozen times. She’s a creature of habit and this change is big for her. The final time she crawled into bed with me and started sobbing.
SOL 2020 31: reflections
It’s been 31 days of writing. Eighteen of them have been while social distancing. I’ve learned a few things about myself, my family and even you.
SOL 2020 30: social distancing—probably not almost over
I woke up this morning from my week “off” due to spring break. Today I officially had to be ready to work and available for most of the day. The kids were still asleep when I reached for my phone to check the time.
Just before 7:00am.
SOL 2020 29: social distancing day ???
It’s late and I’ve got nothing to write about. All the days have blurred into one giant cluster of nothingness.
Everything is the same and nothing is changing.
Karyn In The Kitchen 