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“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” William James When I was a teenager, I was really interested in the performing arts. I loved music. I wrote songs, I played guitar, I acted in plays, I danced, but I did not have a very powerful singing […] “A three-year-old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.” Bill Vaughn When Fig is too quiet, it usually means trouble. I was in Pip’s bedroom, assisting with her fifteenth costume-change […] “Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.” Lyman Abbott Pip surprised me the other day by stomping her foot on the floor when she was frustrated. It was a case of her not getting what she wanted, and instead of talking about […] “Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.” George Burns Do you remember Grassman? Well, he’s still around. He’s been hanging out on our kitchen counter with our jade plant, watching the fall storms blow through […] “It is our illusions that create the world.” Didier Cauwelaert Pip’s obsession with ‘The Wizard of Oz’ hasn’t waned since she first saw the stage production last summer. She constantly wears her (purple) ruby red slippers, she frequently assumes the role of Dorothy, she likes […] “When kids play they remember, they may not be aware that they are learning, but they sure are aware that they are having fun.” Rebecca Krook I was inspired by my sister yesterday. (It’s not unusual, I’m frequently inspired by her!) She’s home-schooling my five-year-old niece as well as working part-time […] “One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making new discoveries.” A.A. Milne Last Christmas we bought a gorgeous, second-hand Plan dollhouse for the girls. It was in mint condition when we bought it, and our daughters have kept it in wonderful shape until this past week […] “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” Ludwig van Beethoven
We’re a musical family. Big Daddy-O and I both play guitar, I play the djembe, and our daughters already play a plethora of instruments. If […] “If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.” John Maxwell
Okay, it’s time for The Grassman Update! Prepare yourself…
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