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Thoughts While Putting Away My Children’s Toys

January 4, 2015 – 3:02 pm

I recently read Maura Quint’s “The Entirety of My Thoughts As I Eat My Son’s Mac and Cheese Dinner,” cleaned my children’s bedrooms and closet-size playroom, and was then inspired to write this: Didn’t 4 year olds work in fields 150 years ago? Probably not. That actually sounds awful. But still, mine should at least […]

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Paper Dolls

December 3, 2014 – 8:30 pm

As I imagine most children do, Sophie goes through phases favoring toys. She fell in love with paper dolls awhile ago, and lately, she’s back in love. Perhaps now it’s a deeper love given that she’s able to more easily cut out hats, dresses, cloaks and accessories. Initially, though, the cutting part was hard. And […]

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Play

February 17, 2014 – 12:06 am

“Play is the work of the child.” – Maria Montessori

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James & Owen’s “Concert”

September 12, 2013 – 2:56 pm

About 10 minutes ago Owen and James ran downstairs and started shouting something about a concert. “What?” I asked. “We have a concert for you!” they said. “Come upstairs to our concert!” They were so excited. And so was I. How imaginative! They did it all on their own! And I had heard no screaming […]

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My Eyes

August 23, 2013 – 8:46 am

I recently had a routine physical examination with Dr. Owen Uhl. As he was peering into my (dark brown) eyes with his toy ophthalmoscope he said, “Hmm. They’re a little bit chocolate-y. But that’s OK.” “In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.” —Cicero

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Our (Tiny) Playroom

June 9, 2012 – 11:17 pm

In addition to the three bedrooms and one bath on our second floor there is a small, maybe 8×10 room that the previous owners used as a walk-in closet. We live in a foursquare, which means our first floor consists of an entry, living room, dining room and kitchen. There’s no big finished basement. The […]

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The Things We Sleep With

May 1, 2012 – 11:15 pm

I remember the stuffed animals and dolls I slept with, when I was little. I remember making caves for them with my blanket and legs. I remember feeling guilty about who slept next to me, who did not, and who fell to the floor in the middle of the night. My grandma once told me […]

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Finally, Snow

January 26, 2012 – 2:03 pm

It took me a good 30 minutes to get all three kids dressed to go outside for just a small bit of snow. The boys had never worn boots before, and it was a struggle to shove their feet into them. (I was so thankful for the boots though, hand-me-downs—as are many of the things […]

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