For some reason, acorns fascinate N. I don’t know why. Wherever he goes, whatever he’s doing, he always stops in his tracks when he sees an acorn. He collects them, washes them, plays with them. I just don’t get it. The other day I noticed him clutching a ziplock bag of acorns as I put […]
Read MoreFor the past several months, N has been having fun experimenting with the different phrases that we use. Like all kids, he runs the gamut between understanding things we don’t expect him to, and not getting the ones that seem obvious. At times, I’ve felt as if he’s intentionally being dense just to get a […]
Read MoreOur morning routine has evolved over the years into a pretty nice little sequence. The kids come running into our bedroom to get us up, typically just a little earlier than we would like. They climb into our bed and start trying to wake us up to get them breakfast while we struggle to convince […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it. Words for searchers: swing, glider, tummy, rule, bad idea
Read MoreWhen it comes to getting kids to sleep in the car, parents will try just about anything. We have a “Sleepy CD” that works wonders. It’s one lullaby after another. The only problem is staying awake while you drive. Unfortunately, we used that CD a little too much, and the kids figured us out. Now […]
Read MoreHave you seen children’s cartoons lately? When it comes to those aimed at the 2-5 year old set, they’re actually quite well done. Backyardigans and Little Einsteins both typically have pretty interesting little stories, given their target market. There’s one, however, that creeps me out. The characters in Higgleytown Heroes are all modeled after the […]
Read MoreMy father-in-law is what you might call a successful man. He’s both a doctor and a priest, and has been blessed with success in both his professions. I’m not saying this to brag, but simply to put this story into context. He’s also not exactly what you’d call the skinniest of men. Again, that’s only […]
Read MoreI’m sure you’ve played duck, duck, goose before, right? We’ve played it a lot. Too much, one could say. The kids played it so much, in fact, that a couple months ago they became bored with the game. This is stranger than you realize, because it’s not a case of the adults making them do […]
Read MoreYou know all about karma, right? The things we do come full-circle to us? Some believe in it, some don’t. Here’s a case where karma took a whole generation to come around. Pretty cool, huh? Today’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read It! Keywords for searchers: Hops, Ice, Nana, momma
Read MoreA little while ago, I wrote a tale about how the name Octavius became a part of our family lexicon. The result of that wandering tale has been that the boys frequently ask to pretend that I am “baby Oc”. One of them pretends to be daddy, and the other grampa. I talk in a […]
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