Given Toddler 1’s aforementioned sensitivity to anything that hints at being scary or violent, we give careful consideration to the shows we watch on television, the movies we rent, and the books we read at bedtime. We have a pretty good idea of what she can and can’t handle, and we just avoid situations… like…
I finally had a chance to get the pictures from the holidays off of our camera and my phone and uploaded onto our computer. Every time I do this I am reminded how much I love the digital age and the way it allows us to simply hit “move to trash” on those photos that…
One of Santa’s surprises for the girls on Christmas morning was a much-requested, long-awaited easel (a.k.a, “a weasel”). Santa must have had a brief lapse of sanity during December because he surely knew that this gift would be a double-edged sword: a source of great delight and entertainment on one side and yet a source…
A conversation with Toddler 1 in the kitchen last night… T-1: Mommy, do you know what I’m thinking about? Me: No, what is it? T-1 (with concern in her voice): I’m thinking about the big bad wolf. Me: Well, can you think about something else? Maybe something happier… T-1: No, I just can’t. Unfortunately, I…