Simon, Every Day

Don’t want to do your homework? Cool. I don’t want to do any chores, so guess what you’re going to do — hint: it’s not playing to avoid homework. #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CKPxqyTBnbk/

A little light reading #chemistry #theelements #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CJ7FW_YHGt0/

I love the way he just falls into books sometimes. Shel Silverstein has always been a favorite, and he still returns to the poems from time to time. I fills me with joy. #NoFilter, that just what it’s like in his room now with his green strands of lights around the ceiling. #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CIH1jIcHn67/

My love #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CHW5UMfHA4h/

good hair day #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CGf9BXAH7Zm/

I have to lay down for my Minecraft education because this ish is so boring. #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CFYJHQ8nszl/

So that happened. #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CE9a8d2HTEU/

Look at the height! #Repost @annabellespeaks ・・・ Look at the height difference between Kinder (left) and third grade (right)! I’m more impressed by that than the fact that I have kept track of that shirt/remembered four years straight (LOL). #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CE4cQLTnxvw/

Number Three is gone, and this is the face of a kid who starts third grade on Tuesday. #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CEx6BpInzLM/

Naked kid. Empty bathtub. Book. #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CEsmVtpHTlZ/

Fresh from underwater #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CEFpxJxHMp9/

“Oh, for heaven’s sake!” I hear my 8yo yell from down the hall, and it sounds like now might be the right time to put on more coffee. ☕️😉 #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CD3xhtXHltp/

So much deliberation and anxiety, weighed against the good it could do to spend some time with other kids after four months with only adults, plus a dash of this summer being a lot different than summers past, equals consolation ice cream after everything at camp was “Terrible, and I’m never going back.” So many parenting feels. #weateicecreamtoo #wearetrying #covidruinedcamp #youaregoingbacktomorrow #becauseweloveyou #sifi #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CDK3ZKcHQBq/

Preparing to have an 8-year-old in the morning #sifi #sifi7 will be #sifi8 https://instagr.am/p/CCznRrHnA-0/

#SummerStayHomeCamp Day 4: Simon is loving the new magic wand he made. This afternoon he conjured up relaxing clouds and bubbles for meditation. The meditation didn’t last, but I like the decorations. I had Anne check, and I screwed up the math somewhere. This is day 104 at home. #sifi #sifi7 https://instagr.am/p/CB4fUjvnSED/

#SummerStayHomeCamp Day 3: A lot of construction paper accessories have been appearing lately. This samurai wasn’t around long, but it was one of the more extensive costuming with construction paper. Days at home: 117 #sifi #sifi7 https://instagr.am/p/CB1-Q4UnbKR/

Another tooth gone! #sifi #sifi7 https://instagr.am/p/CBsy5aQnLQp/