Dog Race to Glory
The rapid machine gun bleating sound of the cross walk signal telling Wally and Willy on their march to marvelousness – is that a word? – that it was time to go cross the street was blaring. Loudly. So, naturally we kept moving. And moving. And we found our stride. Have you ever been on …. Read More
How Not to Catch a Ball
Summer is moving at a fast pace at the Academy. Like many schools and camps we have many changes and updates as we transition to a new phase of our lives. First of all, one student will be embarking on her middle school adventure and the other one will be entering the pivotal junior year …. Read More
Wet Shorts
With the summertime downtime family fun time in full swing and with a renewed sense of optimism and determination forged by gracefully walking though life’s hardest paths Wally and I are dog tired. Dog tired and ready to rest. That’s what we need. When you recognize the gifts around you, and see how amazing they …. Read More
Waiting
All quiet on the Wally Front. The luggage from Trip #1 Summer Fun has been put away. And we are ready to wait and check the weather. Seems like so far summer has presented us with some typically disregulated weather patterns. Searing, blistering heat. Avalanches of cold rain and wild wind. No happy medium. It …. Read More
Principal Shakes off Budget Woes
I don’t know if I ever followed up about the budget negotiations with the school committee. So now seems like a good time to fill you in. The school committee stated that all votes were unanimous. Just in case I wanted to dispute anything. Apparently there was not much consideration of what I wanted anyway. …. Read More
July Newsletter-Finding Family
“Does Canada have a 4th of July?” “No silly, they skip it. No fourth. Right to the 5th. It’s like leap year…but not…” Rather than fill the cyber-sphere with more bad dad joke driveling…Here is the Donadoni Academy July Newsletter: Donadoni (Giver of Gifts) Academy is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of an epic …. Read More
Trippin’
I had the good fortune of having a boss one time recommend a book called, Who Moved My Cheese. It’s a good read and as Hem and Haw- the two mice searching for the cheese can attest to, sometimes you have to change your perspective. So, as I stared at the blades of grass sticking …. Read More
Celebrations!
Is there a better month than June? I know here at the Donadoni Academy it is hype, lit, fire, or whatever. I used to have a Ms. T-Rod that kept me hip with the lingo but Wally does not seem to have the same penchant for practicing speech patterns of adolescents. But, don’t let me …. Read More
