Bridgewater Soccer Mom's view of the world

In Praise of Good Work A Special Treat So often when I blog it is in reaction to an inappropriate action, a statement - true or otherwise - or an unpleasant encounter. Today I just want to write something nice. Every other Monday around 6am we get an update automatically emailed to us with my son's latest grades. Not every Monday starts on a positive note. Thank Goodness for @Evelyn . She talked me off the ledge many a Monday morning. Yesterday, however, was the perfect way to start a Monday morning. It began by reading three simple comments from three different teachers. "Keep up the good work." "Pleasure to teach." "Is a positive role model." This is always nice to hear about your offspring. By the time your kid is in high school you kind of know what to expect... and while I think N is a pleasure to teach, it's not often I've read, "keep up the good work" so it was a big deal for Mom. As I often do, I took a walk at ...

Dear Friends, My commute is early, but not without benefits I have been on a social media hiatus (with two exceptions: work-related use, sometimes I use my personal login to update company social media) and private messages for Facebook friends whom I don't tend to email. I've heard from people that they miss my updates. That warms me and surprises me in equal parts. What am I "hiding" from? Several things: All things political - including religious-political banter and school board election-related discussions - especially school board elections: It's funny. I made a few posts about school-related matters (once about a grammatical mistake that my son's English teacher made on back to school night, and another about a parent who nearly ran over two students who were legally crossing in a crosswalk in front of the high school) and it was enough stress to make me give up Facebook for a month. I even took down the grammar discussion after fearing I...