Phew. I typed this in yesterday, but then I was having technical difficulties. Once it was established that we’d be repainting the girls’ rooms, removing the old paint on the molding around the windows and doors was obvious. We live in an old house, and it’s apparent–well, almost everywhere, but perhaps most apparent–along the windowsills … [Read more…]
J’s room has evolved since the last time you saw it. It’s always been very pink, and over the past year, she’s hated the pink. She was sort of hoping that Santa Claus would repaint all of her walls, switch out her flowered pink rug, and change all of her bed linens into something sophisticated … [Read more…]
I have a ton of links lined up for you. A more conscientious blogger might split these into a couple of posts, but I just can’t restrain myself. WAMC had an interview with Kristine Barnett about “The Spark,” her book about raising her genius autistic son and focusing on children’s individual strengths instead of trying … [Read more…]
Deep into the summer schedule, I was just rousing myself as Cute W hustled upstairs to take a shower for work. “J wants cheesy eggs,” he told me. Apparently, the spinach-enriched eggs were only a passing fancy. She’s back to plain ol’ cheese and eggs, and she’s back to asking Daddy for them. That’s because … [Read more…]
It’s August. Just the thought of it makes me sad. I know, logically, that we still have a month of summer, but with chilly rain falling, it sure doesn’t feel like it. I’m already updating my calendar and coming up with a list of things that we still need to do for this summer. We’ve … [Read more…]
We didn’t do tons of planning for our vacation, but we knew our first priority, food-wise. Rick Bayless. I’ve mentioned before that we are big fans of his cookbooks, even though we haven’t caught many of his shows. And he’s from Chicago, with a bunch of restaurants there. Of course, by the time I called … [Read more…]
I’m having, like, blogger-block. Last night I was writing a post about our vacation and it was just too much for me. I wasn’t up for it. This is the problem when I don’t write. When I get started again, I feel like it needs to be high-quality and fabulous, which is pretty much paralyzing. … [Read more…]
With our new don’t-mention-that-our-house-is-empty-and-waiting-for-burglars policy, I couldn’t mention that we were heading out on vacation, but you may have noticed since I’ve been so light on posting lately. In the past, I’d ask for help from local readers who might want to write a post about something, but that’s fallen by the wayside a bit, … [Read more…]
It’s about time that I confessed to all of you that I let M join Instagram. And I feel like it’s a confession because it’s one of those slightly questionable parenting decisions that I made thinking, “Gosh, I hope that this is the right thing to do.” First of all, M just turned 11 and … [Read more…]
Okay, I’m going to try to shape up, posting-wise. First I’ve been meaning to catch you up on all of our current book favorites. J, the 8-year-old, has been listening to Rick Riordan’s The Kane Chronicles. M advised her that the Percy Jackson books are better, but we had The Red Pyramid in the house … [Read more…]
