Callie Feyen

For the past several days Hadley has asked me to create a survey for her: a list of several questions and small activities that she can complete.  My mom used to make them for me and I loved them.  I still get a kick out of filling those things out at doctors offices or when we visit churches.  That’s normal,… View Post

I used to be a middle school teacher, and one thing I remember about middle school writing was that most of those early September samples I read were filled with epic adventure.  With boys, I read a lot about war or climbing mountains with only one working limb (don’t fret, the main character ALWAYS made it to the top).  Girls… View Post

Several Wednesdays have passed since Harper’s first day of school, and I still sit and write while the girls are away. Though every time they leave, I am very tempted to go to the gym and run. Truth be told, it’s not because I am extremely disciplined that I walk up the stairs to write.  It’s because I have been… View Post

This is a picture of the girls on Harper’s first day of school. In January, she started a program at the school Hadley goes to that runs once a week. This means that for about four hours I am free to do what I want. On this first morning I got up early to go to the gym. A new… View Post

We went to see the play Alexander’s Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day last weekend at Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo Park. To get to the theatre, you take a very pleasant walk through the woods,  and across bridges.  It’s lovely and genius because by the time the kids have walked along the path and oohed and ahhed at nature,… View Post