Back before we had kids, we’d go to Valley Fair mall and I’d see giddy packs of munchkins in this place called Build-a-Bear Workshop. And then I’d see them chowing down on pizza at California Pizza Kitchen. I can’t explain exactly why, but it looked awesome. Something about picking out…
Last week we honored the letter “g” in Jacob’s class. Of course it was our favorite week because Jakey’s favorite color is green, and they asked Grandma and Granddad to come read a book, and JJ has new “glow-up” shoes that flash green every time he moves. Plus he was…
I know yesterday was a sad, sad day for the Bay Area. Fortunately or unfortunately, the existence of two preschoolers in your home means that you generally do not watch hours of televised sports… unless you want to incite additional leaping and tackling and new and exciting methods of head…
As soon as Christmas is over, it’s time to start thinking about the boys’ birthday party. Endless opportunities to spend money… yippee! This year I gave them two choices: an indoor pool party where we have swimming lessons, or a kid kitchen where you can make pizza and cupcakes. Jacob…
It seems there are three books in the Miss Nelson series by Harry Allard and James Marshall. I was going to share my thoughts on the sequel to Miss Nelson is Missing… however it appears Miss Nelson Has a Field Day is now Missing. So we’re going to skip forward…
Just before the holiday I was doing some last minute shopping at one of my favorite stores, Paper Source. Their motto is Do something creative every day. I wish that was my motto… but sometimes I just want to watch TV. During this shopping trip, I knew the book elf…
It seems the book elf made all of his promised stops… except he took off Christmas Eve. He had to work that night, understandably. There were toys to be wrapped, logistics to be prepped for Santa, cookies to be tested. Fortunately Jake was very understanding. And then after all the…
It occurred to me that my recent post titled My Mouth is a Volcano may have started off a bit negative. I do have an amateur level of schooling in today’s child-rearing vocabulary and the latest psychologist-recommended techniques. I am readily aware of the constant and relentless “no-ing” of our…
It never really occurred to me that Thanksgiving is strategically positioned before Christmas, so as to remind us of the importance of gratitude and generosity and appreciation, just before we jump into the Christmas shopping season. It’s really quite brilliant if you think about it. It also never really occurred…
Lately I feel a bit overwhelmed by all of the life lessons we’re responsible for teaching these two little boys with invisible cotton in their ears. I’m tempted to make a checklist. It usually hits me when I’m blow drying my bangs. I find myself subconsciously re-reading the tag on…