Since before Brandon was born, I have been planning what we would read together. I love books of all types, even (maybe especially) children's books. I lined his shelves with my childhood favorites - Harry the Dirty Dog, Lyle Lyle the Crocodile, anything by Bill Peet. But there are all sorts of other kids books... Continue Reading →
Today Brandon turned 2 1/2. I might be the only person who thinks about this, but every time it's halfway around the calendar from someone in my family's birthday, I notice. I guess that's from being a kid and wanting to call myself "8 in a half!" (yes, I know it's "and a half" but... Continue Reading →
This week I am watching another little guy. He is a few months younger than Holden. Before this week, I have been bothering Stephen, saying, "have we really closed the door on having a third child?" not because I want to have one right now, but because maybe one day I will and there isn't... Continue Reading →
We received our first insect pet today. "She" is a caterpillar Brandon has named "Butterfly." Cruisin' Made Steve snap an iPhone pic of the sunset on the way home from dinner last night. How cliché. I tried to convince Brandon that Butterfly would prefer to sleep outside tonight, but he told me she was scared. Holden... Continue Reading →
You are the only young man that I know of who ignores the fact that the future becomes the present, the present the past, and the past turns into everlasting regret if you don't plan for it!~"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee WilliamsOne thing that most young people who fall in love don't do is think... Continue Reading →
The other night Steve and I made our top 10 celebrity crush lists, as if we were bored high school kids. Here's what we came up with: Then I got really carried away and decided to make all sorts of top ten lists. Here are my top ten fiction books (had to specify a genre because... Continue Reading →
Here's what made me smile this week: My boys are really starting to love each other. Holden laughs while Brandon entertains him. Every morning, Brandon asks to go see Holdy. This kid's smileBrandon uses anything he finds as a bucket. I know my son is getting bigger because his toys are getting smaller. It's hard to... Continue Reading →
I just read Anne Frank's diary again. I could write 20 blog posts on it. I am astounded by the precociousness, honesty, and self-awareness that came from this 14-year-old girl. "The young are not afraid of telling the truth," Eleanor Roosevelt writes in the introduction. It is sad that we grow into adults where we... Continue Reading →
I panicked the other day, thinking Holden is almost six months old. Because Steve and I have discussed me returning to work once Holden turns one. And thinking of being halfway done spending each day with my boys was so sad to me. I don't want to think of an end in sight. I want... Continue Reading →
I am the mother of a toddler boy:He plays with balls, trucks and animals. He likes shirts with space rangers, trains, and pirates. When he falls, he gets right back up. He loves to jump on the bed and says, "Geronimo!"He has Toy Story and Oliver and Company memorized. Orphaned sticks and rocks always find their way inside... Continue Reading →
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