I don’t think I ever imagined I’d be raising three daughters. It’s not that I thought I’d be raising sons, I just didn’t give much thought to the weighty responsibility of rearing little people of either gender until it was upon me. And, now, it’s very upon me/us. Some days, if not most days, I…
Now that the Kindergartener is in school for a big portion of the day, the Preschooler and the Baby are having to adjust to the new dynamic around here as it’s just the two of them {and me!} at home until mid-afternoon. So far, this is not going well. The Baby is determined to be…
The Preschooler turned four over the weekend, and we celebrated with a family party at our house. This year she chose the party theme herself: donuts. Who could argue with that? So, we started the day off with a mid-morning visit to the “donut factory,” also known as our local Krispy Kreme. I realize this…
Early yesterday morning the Spouse noticed the Baby was making a strange face. Knowing that her favorite pastime is grazing on foreign objects, he swiped his finger through her mouth and recovered the tiny hand you see below: The most disturbing part of this whole situation was that we couldn’t find the missing body. Until……