Rio’s interest in reproduction continues unabated. Now her questions have moved on to the animal kingdom. She recently learned about sloths somewhere (maybe at school?), and tried out with her dad and her sister making sloth motions at bedtime. This cleverly dragged out bedtime to record levels, and gave both girls an object lesson in [...]

Rio’s school has these Parent Teacher Learning Groups. They’re like little conciousness raising groups on various topics, and are one of the big things I love about her school. You can form a group about anything: knitting, diversity, stress management. This year I’m in a group focused on activism. Our big activity for the year: [...]

While the rest of us prepare for a day full of traditional foods and connecting with family, Rio has noticed that she is exactly 7.5 years old today, and wishes to celebrate that. So, without further ado: Happy Half Birthday, Rio! May you continue to be brave, kind, wild, clever and unafraid of asking for [...]