The Toddler has been a big fan of Curious George for over a year now. She loves to start her day by watching the show, and I love that it’s educational. {Only I’m afraid she’s sometimes inspired by George’s mischievous monkey behavior}. Her very favorite episode of all is a Halloween special called “The Legend…
This past Sunday would have been my dad’s seventieth birthday. It’s hard to believe how much life he has missed in the almost ten years since he’s been gone. With each year that passes it gets harder to remember details, so I always enjoy it when the girls ask questions that trigger vivid memories of…
The Toddler has been saying a few things lately that have totally stumped us. And, few things are as frustrating to her {or me!} as those times when we don’t understand what she’s trying to communicate. Last week she started asking in the car, “Where’s Who? Where’s Who?” Well, as you can imagine, I had…
My mom was determined that my siblings and I would learn to swim at a young age. Therefore, I went through all the swimming classes at the local YMCA beginning in infancy with the parent/child classes and eventually graduating to the ones with the fun names: Eel, Polliwog, Minnow, Guppy, and so on. While I…