On Sunday, Toddler 1 bounded up the stairs yelling: “Daddy! I need to go upstairs and find my kangaroos!” A few minutes later she came back down with these: I can see the resemblance… especially if you cover up the antlers and squint a little bit. And, really, kangaroos would make fairly efficient helpers for…
Thanksgiving morning Toddler 1 came downstairs and asked me in a disappointed tone: “Where are all the presents?” Just the day before when I had told her that her beloved Uncle Ju-Ju was coming home for Thanksgiving, she asked me: “What costume will he be wearing?” The festivities of October through December are a lot…
To you, O God, belong the greatness and the might, the glory, the victory, the majesty, the splendor; Yes! Everything in heaven, everything on earth; the kingdom all yours! You’ve raised yourself high over all. Riches and glory come from you, you’re ruler over all; You hold strength and power in the palm of your…
I found Toddler 1 scaling the stairs last night. When I walked out of her room, she was clinging to the opposite side of the railing exactly where the arrowhead is pointing, some 5-6 feet above the landing. This incident was pretty indicative of our weekend. We’ve had a somewhat challenging few days in terms…