When it comes to pretending, the kids have gone through several phases. They’ve always loved trains and pretending to ride on them. There was also a rather long Tarzan period, and, of course, the rescue heroes. One of the recurring themes, however, has been pirates. Pretending to be a pirate has one serious advantage over […]
Read MoreDuring our last vacation, we visited Chatanooga. One of Chatanooga’s primary attractions is its aquarium. It’s been so successful, in fact, that they built another one right next to it. One is fresh water and the other is salt. They are really quite impressive – even for someone who lives just up the road from […]
Read MoreN is in an interesting phase where he’s identifying his emotions and trying to display them. If he gets hurt or upset, he’ll tell you that he’s angry, sad, or whatever, and then do his best to maintain the appropriate facial expression. You may remember when his older brother went through this phase. The other […]
Read MoreJust in case I might have been starting to think too much of myself after the last tale, N provided me with a little reality check the other morning. Most mornings, he wakes up very early. By early, I mean around 5:45 to 6 am. Since I try to get up between 6 and 6:30, […]
Read MoreOur regular bedtime routine ends with me taking the N to bed. Over the months, this routine has evolved into a pretty well-defined thing. After we read Good Night Moon, I pick him up, turn off the night light, sing Rockabye, and then put him in his crib. I tuck the blanket around him and he […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, N came down with a fever. It was a pretty substantial one, breaking the 103 mark at one point. When you have two young kids and one gets that sick, the parents have to split up. The only hope of keeping his brother from getting sick is to keep them completely separated. In […]
Read MoreThe kids are very interested in the word “poopie” right now. I’m not sure if this is a phase all kids go through, or if we’re just lucky, but everything is “poopie” this and “poopie” that. Of course, I’m doing everything I can to stop it. We’ve had serious discussions about words that you don’t […]
Read MoreN tends to be grumpy when he wakes up. He often doesn’t want to be lifted out of his crib, and then once I do manage to wrestle him out all he wants to do is cuddle. In the past, I’ve had reasonably good luck with getting down to the crib level and laughing – […]
Read MorePsst! Hey you! Yes, you! This tale is over at the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to go there. In the meantime, the keywords for this tale are Psst, Psssst, Mimi’s, and pudding. Enjoy!
Read MoreOne of our prize possessions is a train table. It’s an octagonal thing that stands about 18 inches tall and about four feet across, with bins underneath it for storing stuff. The flat top is covered by a design so it looks like you’re looking down at the countryside. We set up train tracks on […]
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