Monthly Archives: February 2009

The kids have been passing around a cold virus for the last few weeks. I actually had it last week, and I had the sore throat and post-nasal drip. I didn’t think the kids were sick because their energy...

We were playing Candy Land the other day and the Monkey drew the Candy Cane card which sent his little plastic guy tumbling back along the tracks and put him behind when he had been ahead. Then he said...

This morning while I was feeding the kids breakfast, the Puppy picked up his strawberry and said, “HEY! What’s this thing?” I think he was looking at the green stem. The Monkey then piped up. Monkey: If you leave...

So, the Puppy is 2.75 years old. He will actually be 3 at the end of March. He is my middle child and is a happy, stubborn child who is in that age between toddler and pre-schooler. He’s lovable...

I’ve been trying to read a lot lately. Just to keep my brain juice flowing. One day a few months ago, I had forgotten to do something for the Monkey after he had repeatedly requested it (Um. Like wipe...

I know it might seem like an indulgence, but we actually have our milk delivered to the door. We use a local service with local milk from a local farm. It’s not cheap, but milk isn’t really cheap these...

Since the Monkey was about 2 years old, I have been saying bed time prayers with him and the Puppy on the nights that I put them to bed. It started as a place to have that conversation about...