My school week, from Monday's pledge to Friday's plants
Monday starts with assembly and the pledge, Wednesday switches things up with library and music, and Thursday lets out at 1:45 instead of 3.
Family
My son DJs our Waymo rides, and we play it loud
We ride in Waymos just for fun. We hook our Spotify playlists up to the car's speakers, my son runs the music, and with no one else listening, we blast it.
Dog sitting my sister's dog gets me walking. Now we want one
My 10- to 20-minute walks with Chewy are often my only exercise. A 2017 study links dog ownership to more walking, but can't show the dog is the cause.
My son and I say we'll copy the Halloween street next year
A street a few blocks over hands kids candy and pours parents wine amid fog and flashing lights. My son and I talk about copying it. We never do.
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I'd forgotten long division. Then my son needed it.
My son fell behind in school, so we're working through a workbook. When he gets frustrated, we pause; when a problem works out, we high-five.
One last preschool Halloween with Bluey
I expected a parade. It turned out to be trick-or-treat, with my son dressed as Bluey and parents and teachers coming together to make it joyful.
In our house, the 6-foot skeleton moves on his own
We're the house with the inflatables, the lights and an evil-looking clown. Inside, the skeleton is somewhere new every day when my son gets home.
I learned a few 49ers names, and it was enough
I don't know much about sport. Before a Monday night game, I used an AI system called Banter to learn the basics, enough to hang with my brother-in-law.
Democratic Congress faces affordability test
Democrats won both chambers of Congress, but President Donald Trump's veto could limit changes to household costs.
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Kids asked me where the line was for my golf skee-ball game
For a school project, I built a golf version of skee-ball out of cardboard and tape in my garage. Then almost all the kids ran to it, with both my parents there to see it.
Teaching my son chess by the campfire
On a camping trip, Jeff Tannenbaum introduced chess to his son as a war game of soldiers and rules. His son, whose attention wanders at school, now plays during recess. He also plays kids much older than he is.
