Over the weekend I, along with my mom, sister, and niece, took the girls to an arts and crafts festival downtown. There were talented artisans of all sorts displaying and selling their wares. The whole scene was full of local culture and entertaining for adults, but a little uneventful for the 5-and-under crowd. So, I…
One of the things I find myself worrying about on a weekly basis is how I balance the hours my children spend at home. I know they need time for imaginative play, rest, interaction, instruction, entertainment, etc. So, most recently, I’ve decided that we’re watching too much television. Granted it’s the dead of winter and…
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…