I have a habit of getting into conversations with strangers in random places. Last weekend we were out of town at a hotel with an indoor water park. I was in the restroom with one of the girls when we struck up a conversation with a housekeeping employee cleaning the facilities. She noticed my middle…
Yesterday the Kindergartener turned six. I’m not sure how this is even possible. It makes me feel simultaneously old, and sad, and grateful for the gift of getting to raise these girls. Something about my youngest child starting kindergarten, losing her first tooth, and now turning six makes me realize how fleeting the days are….
Every child is an artist. The problem is staying an artist when you grow up. {Pablo Picasso} I’m always amused by the way kids communicate through art and writing. As adults, I think we’re scared to draw pictures because we don’t think we’re skilled enough to do it well or we fear what others will think…
Last week the Preschooler and I were in the car on our way to pick the older two up from school, and I found myself singing along to a catchy echoing song with these lyrics: Oh, I know a chicken (I know a chicken) And she laid an egg (And she laid an egg) Oh,…