This morning James ran into our bedroom in a flurry, ripped open the blinds and screamed, “IT’S MORNING TIME!”. He then turned on the radio, switched on the lights, jumped on top of me and yelled, “GET UP, LAZY BONES!”. And it wasn’t just this morning. It’s every morning. Boundless energy, that boy has—boundless. “No […]
Owen, crying: “Can you figure out what I need?” “You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.” —John J. Plomp
Sophie spent the night with her cousin Colleen at Nini and Pop Pop’s house over Christmas. So tonight, it was James and Owen’s turn to spend the night at Nini and Pop Pop’s. My parents asked the boys if they wanted to spend the night together or separate and they said together (everything is together […]
It’s nothing new to say that dinners with toddlers can be frustrating. See this post and this post and this post and this post and this post. But sometimes (dare I say, lately, often) it can be lovely. I grew up eating as a family around the table, and since our children have been in […]
A couple months ago time-outs became tough. Our rule used to be you had to sit in the time-out corner in the dining room for the number of minutes equivalent to your age—and if you kicked, screamed, or otherwise created drama, time-out started over. There was kicking, screaming and drama. Always. It was miserable, for […]
Last night ice crystals formed on our single-pane, leaded-glass windows that frame our front door. This morning, I noticed the most beautiful ice formations on the window in our half bath, accentuated by the early morning sun. And then Owen climbed up on the stool to wash his hands and … nothing. I looked at […]
Grateful for heat and a hot gas fireplace and worn-in flannel pajama pants and the draft stopper Sophie made with Nini for the window by her bed and the space heater in the boys’ bedroom and my black kettle and a (mostly) working stove and being able to put additional quilts on all of my […]
Sophie lost her first tooth! She achieved this milestone by chomping on the now rock-hard gingerbread house she helped make a couple weeks ago. However, not realizing she had lost her tooth, she swallowed it (hence the nervous smile). She came to me, bloody mouth, in tears. I hugged her and gave her a wet […]
I make wishy-washy New Year’s resolutions. To write them down would simply be overwhelming. There’s so much I want do do but mostly, I just want to do better. But if I were to write them down, “do better with my blog” would top the list. Gosh I was terrible last year. I love to […]
