“Believe in yourself and the world will believe in you too.”
Patty Lovell
I love places where books live. The girls and I found a gem at our local library called, “Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell, illustrated by David Catrow. Pip was the one who spotted it; she [...]
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
Saint Augustine
Pip and Fig both have miserable colds at the moment. Neither of them are sleeping well, which means that I, too, am overtired. By about 4:00 pm yesterday, I noticed that my patience was disappearing. Pip was riding her new bike in the back [...]
“Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection.”
John Powell
Fig worships Pip. Not only does she mimic everything Pip says and does, but she also likes to give Pip little gifts. Especially gifts of food. If Fig is given a piece of cheese, for [...]
“Life is about timing.”
Carl Lewis
You know how everyone says that when you’re raising kids you have to ‘choose your battles?’ Well, I’d like to add that once you’ve decided that something is battle-worthy, it is critical that you choose the right TIME to go into combat. Last night, I blew it [...]
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.”
Meryl Streep
The drawback of those great stainless-steel water-bottles for kids is the weight. Today Fig was enjoying a nice sip of H2O in the kitchen, when she dropped her water-bottle on her middle toe. The stainless=steel edge cut through skin, [...]