We’ve found a new place for swimming lessons for the boys – one that’s not quite so traumatic as the YMCA was. For one thing, the pool is actually heated, so the little guys aren’t having to deal with both drowning and hypothermia at the same time. N has been taking classes for a couple […]
Read MoreThe other night, I was witness to a very gratifying battle of wills. This time, it was N who didn’t want to eat his carrots. You may remember my troubles with C. Well, it’s always nice to see someone else go through the same sort of thing. The end of the battle was the best […]
Read MoreOne of N’s toys is a bug plushy cube with shapes on each side. When you turn it over or hit it, the thing sings a song about whatever shape is on top. Behind each shape are little surprises for the kids. The triangle unzips to reveal something, the rectangle is connected with velcro and […]
Read MoreA couple months back, I took the kids to visit Nana and Grampa at the shore. It was too cold to swim at the beach, so we went down to their condo’s indoor pool. We had a great time, but for one small mishap. C had apparently forgotten all his swimming lessons from the previous […]
Read MoreNot too long ago, we purchased a computer for downstairs. It’s a little computer, just something for the rest the family to use so they don’t have to come upstairs to the work computer. I also purchased a wireless router so both computers could share our internet connection. The challenge with wireless routers, it turns […]
Read MoreOf our two boys, the older is truly the specialist in being bad. His little brother, however, is starting to come into his own. One night last week was a great example. J was off with her friends and I was flying solo with the kids. After dinner, I broke out the chocolate pudding for […]
Read MoreYesterday morning, I had an epiphany. Over the past few months, the kids have been really into dinosaurs – in particular the Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, they’ve also been having a rather inexplicable argument over the good old T-Rex we all know and love. Rather than trying to explain it, let me give you an example. […]
Read MoreSome nights, C has nightmares. He calls them “mean dreams”, and they are quite traumatizing for him. Around 4:00 this morning, C came running into our room. He had apparently had a mean dream about pirates, and he wanted to sleep with us. Breaking from our standard policy, we decided to allow it. While J […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, J was busy with her work. As is almost always the case, this meant that I took the kids on an adventure. This time, we went to Epcot. If you haven’t been to Epcot, one of the attractions there is a thing called “The Living Seas”. It’s an indoor aquarium complex with, […]
Read More[Note: I apologize for the lateness of this posting. My phone service has been out the past two days.] It seems as though every few months, you hear about one political group or another threatening to fillibuster something. Let me tell you, the politicians have nothing on a 3 year old. We’ve been trying to […]
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