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Overcrowding plagues Albany High School Well-earned reputation leads to packed classrooms

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Here’s a story from our local paper about the great reputation our school district has, and the difficulties it’s suffering as a result. Hopefully all of this will get ironed out before Callum gets to school age, if we still live here, that is. … [Read more...] about Overcrowding plagues Albany High School Well-earned reputation leads to packed classrooms

At the Beach

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IMG_1343.JPG Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. We have been lucky to have visitors from Scotland the last couple of weeks, and we’ve spent the last few days at Stinson Beach. Here’s Callum about to hop on his boogieboard after finishing up a sand castle building session. … [Read more...] about At the Beach

It looks like a red card!!

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It looks like a red card!! Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. Haven’t blogged here in many days so we must give you a Callum update. Here’s the scoop.* Callum has become quite the bookworm, much to the joy of his mother. He grabs books, walks over to the closest parent, holds up the book, and grunts. “Read this to me,” he says in prehistoric language. Honestly, we think this is the start of spoken … [Read more...] about It looks like a red card!!

Milk

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Since Callum was about 7 or 8 months old, we’ve been showing him this baby sign language DVD, which he really loves. The idea is that babies are physically able to make signs with their hands much earlier than they’re able to say words with their mouths. But we haven’t been pushing it. We aren’t that consistent about making the signs when we speak to Callum, in part because our hands are often … [Read more...] about Milk

A Smart Boy… A Little Too Smart

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On the way home today, we stopped at Elephant Pharmacy to get some gDiapers for Callum (a subject for another blog post). While hanging out in the baby aisle, I spotted some healthy-looking kid-sized snack bars that I thought could come in handy, so I threw them in the shopping cart. Callum had been showing signs of being hungry (putting things in his mouth), so, after I strapped him back into his … [Read more...] about A Smart Boy… A Little Too Smart

Mommy Cuts Callum’s Hair

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Climbing Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. Well, the boy’s hair had started to get kind of matted on the sides, as the ends started to get awfully close to his face (you know, where the food gets slathered). So, on impulse, I grabbed a pair of scissors this evening and made two main cuts, one on each side of his head. The left side (my left) turned out OK, if I say so myself, but the right… well, … [Read more...] about Mommy Cuts Callum’s Hair