I purchased my airplane tickets back in December to leave on January sixth and stay till the sixteenth. I would leave after teaching my calculus class Friday morning and arrive the day before baby’s due date on the seventh. The following week was a four day week to give the students a four day weekendContinue reading “Welcome Baby Vera”
Tag Archives: Ohio
Back to School in Ohio
Esther, John Ben, and Misha have been gone for a few weeks. I keep waiting for the big feelings to hit, but even when I moved my furniture around for the baklava party and found a tell-tale chicken nugget and toy car, no tears welled up in my eyes. I smiled at the evidence ofContinue reading “Back to School in Ohio”
Ohio Trip
I went out to Ohio for my spring break with nesting instincts at an all-time high. I planned on setting up the baby room, cleaning the house from top to bottom, and filling their freezer with home-cooked freezer meals. I also hoped that the baby might come early, but I’m back home now without seeingContinue reading “Ohio Trip”
Xenia’s Ohio Adventure
Xenia wrote this blog in my voice and did a great job. She declared my rough draft too boring and demanded that I publish her scribble with nothing changed. Notes: Xenia has been in Ohio for four days and likes her new school and new circumstances. She mentions Kelly in the last paragraph. Kelly isContinue reading “Xenia’s Ohio Adventure”