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“Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” ~George Eliot Our poor pets rank fairly low on the list of priorities now that we have two children. We love them dearly, (well, I love our cats, but my husband merely tolerates […] “It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.” Bill Watterson I have a confession to make. My sixteen-month-old daughter has been waking up in the middle of the night, (usually around 3 or 4am,) and I’ve been nursing her back to sleep. I […] “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso We’ve been taking Pip and Crazybaby to the local petting zoo on a regular basis. They LOVE it; each in their own way. Pip is our little observer and […] “Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” ~Marcy DeMaree All of the grandparents I meet tell me how much they appreciate being with their grandchildren. Certainly part of it has to do with […] “Housework, if you do it right, will kill you.” Erma Bombeck It’s so important to have conversations with parents who are not of your generation. I was at a function and found myself talking to two people in their sixties, who were both stay-at-home parents in their early twenties. They had asked […] “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” Dalai Lama Bath-time is typically an enjoyable activity at our house. Last night was no exception; Pip and Crazybaby were making each other laugh by holding cloths in their mouths like puppies. (It’s funny how their little games hold absolutely no appeal […] “Change your language and you change your thoughts.” Karl Albrecht The other day I was reading a board book with Crazybaby, and on one page there were about ten different items illustrated. Just for fun, I started questioning her about the items, “Can you point to the Tiger? Can you point […] “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Plato It’s happening. Pip and Crazybaby are starting to play their own little games together and it’s an astonishingly exciting development. Before we had Crazybaby, I sort of took for granted the fact […] |
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