kids
Work at Home
6 p.m., January 11, 2010
Alison is in this year’s school play which means that our afternoon schedule has to shift and move to accommodate everyone’s activities. Most days start off with everyone parting ways in the a.m. only to reunite around 6 p.m. Luckily, Alison is a really good student who manages to balance everything: [...]
Hurry, Hurry
Hurry, Hurry – January 10, 2010
My son eats like a man. Did I mention that he’s only 7? Yes, he eats with a hurried impatience, and he’s always the first to compliment me.
“This is so yummy, Mama. Can we have this again?”
or sometimes it’s a simple,
“Thank you for making dinner, Mama.”
It’s such a refreshing change [...]
The Joy of Four
The Joy of Four – January 8, 2010
I’ve been enjoying Kate’s last year before she joins her siblings at school. Next fall she starts kinder. I’m going to miss these moments the most. The relaxed, simple times.
Life is Rough When You Don’t Like What’s for Dinner
Life is Rough. . . When You Don’t Like What’s for Dinner, January 6, 2010
Now that the kids are snuggled in their beds, and dinner is a mere memory, the photo above is pretty funny. When the moment was live, though, I felt my Inner Mommy Dearest rising up. As you can probably infer, Kate [...]
Breakfast – P.O.D. (Photo of the Day : No. 4)
Breakfast, January 4, 2010
Life is Rough When You’re 4
There’s one thing that’s true around here. You don’t want to mess with mama’s morning routine.
I have our morning schedule down to a T. Our morning routine is so finely tuned and orchestrated that air traffic controllers ain’t got nothing on me. Yep. It’s true. Wrangling three kids in the [...]
Hoy
Henry’s Spanish is getting pretty good! He can read and write pretty fluently, and lately, he’s been speaking more too. Today out of the blue he said, “Hoy vamos a comer helado.” I love that.
Where the Wild Things Are. . .
Happy New Year, folks!
In my attempt to post more often, I’m going to attempt a 365 project that involves a P.O.D. (photo of the day). I know, I know. A ridiculously lofty goal, but one that I’d like to attempt anyway. Last year I started off with a photo of the week, [...]
This Brother and Sister
When she was born, he took care of her like a real-life doll. Her soft, warm hands were irresistible to him. They were dimpled and looked like chubby little stars. Once when she was a few weeks old, he stuffed her little finger into his mouth and clenched down. Hard. [...]
Like You
“Do you miss your baby?” she calls from the backseat of our van.
I’m deep into my driving, thinking about my drop off schedule, trying to beat the a.m. school bell.
“What?” I shout back to her. This morning we’re listening to Kate’s favorite (the Red Hot Chile Peppers or “the Peppers” as she calls [...]
