Well, I knew that I was pretty much walking in front of a train when I wrote that last post… (I had just finished watching the O’Reilly Factor and was feeling daring…) I have to say, though, that I truly do value all the comments and emails I’ve received so far. I especially appreciate […]
Kenny is two. I know lots of kids his age who are in “school.” I just have to get this out, but: It is not SCHOOL! It’s DAY CARE! At least, that is my rather dramatic opinion. I am eager to hear from those readers out there who disagree. I’m not […]
It has recently become apparent that Kenny has already learned all of Casey’s sales skills at the ripe old age of two. At bedtime we read several stories, always warning him when the last one comes, and as soon as it ends, he looks up solemnly and intones, “Just wuuuuuuun more. Laaaaaaastone.” When he […]
Kenny and I met Casey for lunch today at a small bakery. Since I have started seriously potty training Kenny, he has never yet actually asked to go in a public place, so when he announced that he had to go as we finished our sandwiches, I happily complied. Kenny has not yet […]
Today at our MOPS meeting, we had a young woman come speak. She is the mother of two children, a seven year-old girl and a four year-old boy, and along with her husband, they live in a remote village in western Uganda. They felt called to join the staff of a missions school, […]
The Potty Training Answer Book: Practical Answers to the Top 200 Questions Parents Ask,by Karen Deerwester, Pubished by SourceBooks, Inc. When I was approached with the request to review a new book on potty training, I jumped at the chance… after all, as a mom in the throes of the elusive dry-bottomed-kid, I figured that […]
Kenny asked me to write this one for him, as he has still not learned to type… It’s not easy being Two. When you’re having fun doing stuff, people tell you, “It’s time to go!” and when you say you don’t want to, they pick you up and carry you away anyway. And when […]
We bought Kenny a “big boy bed” several weeks ago, and after much ado, it finally arrived today! It arrived minutes before nap-time, and though I had garnered every possible necessity in order to allow him to sleep in it from moment one, wouldn’t you know that I neglected to get anything to go […]
Goodnight Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann Kenny discovered this unusual and captivating book a few weeks ago when we were vacationing in the Outer Banks. It must have been left by a family before us, and I hope that they, whomever they are, were crushed to find it missing and have already bought another copy […]
Casey is home, after only sixteen hours in the hospital. He is watching Monday night football and eating a mountain of pasta and meatballs. Thank goodness no overnight stay at the hospital! He did not actually have the surgery we had planned for today, and that was a possibility we were prepared for. […]