Outside there has been a blanket of snow for well over two months, but in the gym it is a balmy 80 degrees and my children are dressed in their swimsuits. You would think that getting my little ones (who adore
In Due Time
It has been a while since I first felt our little girl wiggle back in the beginning of November. Back then I could tell that her arms & legs were on my left, and her head & back were up
Interview With My Kids
I was goofing off with the kids yesterday and started asking them some questions and typing the answers. Remember the phrase “Ask a silly question, get a silly answer?” Well it’s true, but with little kids, the silliness of the
Last day of 2008
December 31st 2008 – I love the idea that tomorrow I get to start over and try again. Not that anything really changes, but I like seeing a clean calendar, fresh to-do list and I honestly enjoy the sense of
A Visit From The Tooth Fairy
I remember loosing my baby teeth. Showing off a really wiggly tooth for several days then poking my tongue through the curiously empty spot between my teeth after it fell out. For my little girl it didn’t happen this way at
Power Outage!
Over the past few days our state has been hit major power loss problems. First it was the ice storm, then falling trees, and now we are having a new round of outages probably caused by the process of fixing
Happy Turkey Day!
This is the family of turkeys we have been watching grow up all summer. I took this photo in October. They are more than double in size now – that is if they made it through today! The kids have
A Dance with Cinderella
We traveled to New Jersey for a cousin’s wedding this weekend. The highlight, of course, was the reception, where my little ones waited (not so patiently) through the meal for the music to begin. Have you ever watched a little
Photographic feet
My three year old loves to use our camera. (Thank goodness for digital photography!) He clicks happily away enjoying acting like one of the adults and seeing instant results from his favorite task – button pushing. It is sweet to
Mac&Cheese Politics
I took the kids to the polls this week so that they could see our political system in process. I expected our wait to be long. Four years ago we waited for well over an hour, maybe two, to cast