In the short list of things I do well that doesn’t include making coffee so strong that it can change your gender, I would list the following:
Diagram sentences
Independent eyebrow movement
Procrastinate
Write
Swim
Now, you probably knew the first four of those, if you know me at all. But I don’t get to show off my swimming ability very [...]
After a dozen people showed up Sunday, June 1, to help with move in, leaving us with a house full of boxes, most of which now live in the basement, I decided I was NOT going to leave the house until it was organized and box-free. And then I decided that was just a stupid [...]
Tea party with Daddy
There’s a lot going on developmentally with Laurel, who just turned 4 on January 8. She’s becoming a very social child, one who soaks up the social and then withdraws to form her own boundaries when she’s all social-ed out. She is so like her father in this regard that sometimes they both disappear in [...]
This morning, I couldn’t tell if I had just received one of those calls you just don’t want to get. My husband called me 5 minutes after leaving to take Kelsey to school and said, “Boy, you weren’t kidding about that black ice! Oh, I’ll call you back.” and hung up.
*dramatic pause*
Forward to 5 seconds [...]
It’s Christmas morning, and I’ve had a few sips of coffee, so it’s time for an update from the house of much squee!
First, I have just noticed that we have a battery-free Christmas so far. I don’t know how we managed this, but we did. All toys run on good ole’ recyclable kid hyper-power, with [...]
We decorated our tree this morning, and Allen thought it would be a good time to get some video of what Christmas really means to 3 year olds.
Here, for your enjoyment!
Two smallish girls are running around the first floor, high on hot chocolate. We are feeling festive and fighting the gloom away (the post-holiday, rainy day gloom), so we began getting ready for our next holiday celebration already. Wow this begins early!
Today, we’ve dragged out some of our Christmas decorations, and we’re getting ready to [...]
We’ve got a lot to be grateful for this year. A panties-wearing Laurel and a 20/20 Allen, a mostly healthy Terry, and an exuberant Kelsey. We’ve weathered storms this year (and continue to) that would shake the foundations of most families I know. We hope next year will be a bit more boring.
Thanksgiving prep was [...]
Top 10 things I’m thankful for.
My kids…
ate nutritious snacks prior to stuffing their mouths with what must amount to buckets of refined sugar.
were charming and courteous!
suffered no costuming tragedies, except that the little one decided last-minute to ditch Diego and go with “blue princess.”
didn’t, to my knowledge, ask for treats with any reference to requesting [...]
