As I put away the Halloween decorations and furiously purge in preparation for the winter holidays (one would think, since we just moved only a few months ago, that I'd be done purging for a while, but no) I cannot help but celebrate these two hammy kids and their Halloween … [Read more...]
The Jack O’Lantern Project 2010
Halloween parties started last weekend, but we just got our pumpkins yesterday at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. Brady chose them, Kyle art directed, and Stewart carved. I hid in the "study" until the mess was cleaned up. And I took pictures. … [Read more...]
Real Science
Observation: Kyle had intense night terrors every night for a week. What's different? He's been playing Super Mario Brothers Galaxy during every spare moment, if allowed. He gets very frustrated when he can't beat a level, to the point of tears and screaming. Theory: … [Read more...]
This Dream Is Totally Copyrighted
Beware, those who enter. This is the kind of movie that plays in my head while I sleep during the few hours of sleep that I've been getting each night this week because of kids peeing in my bed kids having nightmares my back hurting kids getting sick I would blame … [Read more...]
Stay With Me
On Brady's first day of preschool, I walked with him into the play yard and allowed him to clutch my hand, hide behind my leg, and cling to me in the sandbox. He rarely clings to me, and although I wanted him to run and play and acclimate, I secretly enjoyed it. I expected him to … [Read more...]