We thought we were doing great with this whole parenting idea of giving your toddler two options so that they could make their own choice and feel powerful with it… At this tender young age of almost three (!), Zoey has crafted her own answer.
Me: Do you want to wear these blue jammies or [...]
A while ago Rona sent a note to Asha at the excellent Parent Hacks ("a collaborative weblog of practical parenting wisdom"):
It is the holiday season again and of course, we get pictures taken of my almost three year-old. As I am sending out the pictures to relatives, I want to put the year or how [...]
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Power was restored to our neighborhood at about 5pm tonight. That means the house was without electricity for 114 hours, if I did the math correctly. We’ve cleaned out the fridge and the big freezer, throwing out hundreds of dollars worth of spoiled or suspect food in the process. Sure, the fridge and freezer needed [...]
Normally as you drive off of the main roads and start venturing up the hills of Lake Forest Park toward our house, a surprisingly strong, fresh woodsy scent pervades the car through the air vents. I always wonder a bit about that—if it smells that great from inside a car, driving past the corner shop [...]
Today after preschool Zoey and I hurried off to Dr. Tracy’s office to meet Rona for this month’s prenatal visit. Turns out Dr. Tracy was able to take Rona a bit early, so we missed out on a little jam session featuring Little Peanut on percussion. Rona brought her iPod with the iTalk microphone attachment, [...]
