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By: Balance?: Spring Break Edition « A Patchwork Life

Balance?: Spring Break Edition « A Patchwork Life — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:11:46 +0000

[...] and what will still be lingering (torturously) behind? I’m also having an attack of those old summertime blues which I thought I had overcome, and assorted other anxieties are pinging around my [...]

By: 2009: A Recap « A Patchwork Life: writing, teaching, learning more each day

2009: A Recap « A Patchwork Life: writing, teaching, learning more each day — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:30:22 +0000

[...] In June, I made a first-grade book of memories for Lucy’s class while seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. My summer kicked off with a great workshop, and the first of many days at the pool. I was thinking a lot about work and greener grass. [...]

By: gina

gina — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:29:15 +0000

CA classes are not through his school, though only a few blocks away. Jasper took them 2 yrs ago and I have wanted Sam to go ever since. Would love to see you all.

By: jackie

jackie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:39:55 +0000

We just signed the girls up for something else, actually– twice-weekly tennis lessons at City College, $20 for four weeks! Those Creative Alliance classes sound awesome– is that through his school too?

It has been way too long since we’ve seen you guys!

By: gina

gina — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:10:34 +0000

we have a similar summer schedule. sam is doing the same kind of half day camp during July at his school (which costs a whopping $40), twice weekly free art classes at Creative Alliance for 8 weeks, and in August a 1 wk Audoban day camp at Patterson Park (half days–special rate for his school is $65 for the week!!) definitely a more frugal plan than the last two summers at lab! my only concern about unstructured time for sam is that it becomes sam on his own, since e is glued to his working his website all day. my time off (vacations and weekends) is our pool time, and we wilkl probably go to sesame place for 2 days in August.

By: jackie

jackie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:57:25 +0000

LSM, I’m sorry to hear that– my school is very family-friendly, but then, private schools have a lot more leeway over that kind of situation, I think. But I am very glad to hear you are enjoying your summers much more!

By: Lone Star Ma

Lone Star Ma — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:40:35 +0000

Summer is idyllic. Much about teaching during the school year is very un- family friendly compared with the greater flexibility I had in my previous career, but summer is soooo much better now than when I was scrambling for summer child care, most of which is such low quality that I wanted to scream.

By: jackie

jackie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:13:13 +0000

Elswhere– here’s hoping– I could sure use a good dose of idyllic.

By: elswhere

elswhere — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:38:22 +0000

That summer schedule sounds idyllic.

By: jackie

jackie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:44:58 +0000

Landismom, what a funny coincidence!

Anjali, I need the childcare too– I do a lot of prep work for the school year during the summer, but it’s entirely self-scheduled and flexible. I also have some writing projects I’m hoping to get done– I’m going to blog about that soon, I think.

Someday, I’m hoping that I’ll learn to just be content with what I have, and not constantly compare it to people I think are doing “better” than we are. Until then, there’s always blogging .