Christmas crafts have never really been my thing. I like Christmas cards, Christmas candy, Christmas carols, Christmas clothes… but I’m OK with leaving the Christmas crafts to the experts. Yet, this year, the crafts keep finding us. Earlier this week Toddler 1 came home from preschool with a craft “surprise” in her backpack that one…
I realize that many, if not most, young children have an abundance of energy and curiosity and occasionally put themselves in precarious situations. But, I think I’ve mentioned before that Toddler 1 has a special interest in performing dangerous stunts for entertainment. On Monday of this week I caught her threatening to attempt a new…
Some days I know one cup of coffee isn’t going to do it. A snowy pre-Christmas Monday in December is one of those days. All through my school days and continuing into college, I, like every other student and teacher, hoped and prayed for a snow day with every wintry forecast. Fast forward to this…
I have reason to believe our Santa pictures might not go well this year. Our track record looks something like this… 2008: 2009: Toddler 1 made huge improvements between 2008 and 2009 as she came to realize that the man in red is a good, kind man with a generous spirit. I’m afraid the same…