Weekend Wardrobes
Our weekend went by in a flash. We still managed to get plenty of costume changes in, though…
Our weekend went by in a flash. We still managed to get plenty of costume changes in, though…
Up until this point, the Toddler has not talked much beyond her basic set of essential words. Of course, with the amount of talking her sisters do, there’s hardly any available airtime. But, recently, she has started verbally expressing herself more often with words and the occasional phrase. This is great, except that she speaks…
Yesterday the First Grader’s school had their annual Thanksgiving feast. The kids performed a musical program and everyone was supposed to dress up as either a pilgrim or an Indian. The First Grader wanted to be a pilgrim. That would have been simple enough if we had costumes of that nature on hand, but in…
A few months ago we had a mouse who would repeatedly invade our pantry under the cover of night. But, we strategized and caught him {only after the Spouse and I spent some time dancing around on chairs with brooms in the dining room}. But, apparently, word did not get back to the mouse perpetrator’s…
Over the course of September and into early October the First Grader is supposed to be working on a science project where she makes her own field guide for birds. Basically it’s supposed to be a folder where she puts photos {or hand-drawn pictures} of birds in it and writes a brief description of each…
Someone has been very busy lately. And, this excessive mischief combined with the abrupt drop in outdoor temperatures is making me think back to the frigid winter of 2010 when we I suffered a severe case of cabin fever and nearly went insane. I can handle a few episodes of defiance. I can handle some…
When I was young I wasn’t ever really into playing Barbies. My younger sister loved Barbie and dolls of any sort, but I was content with my stuffed animals and art supplies. So, I assumed there was about a fifty percent chance my own girls would be into baby dolls, Barbie dolls, and the like….
Too cute!
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