Yesterday was Mother’s Day and I hope all the mothers out there had a great day. For me it was a little difficult, being the first Mother’s Day without my Mom. My lovely children made me breakfast; bagels, lox, cream cheese, and capers, served up with coffee and orange juice. It was superb. Then I [...]
May
14
May
02
Homework Turned Poetic
Annabella wrote the following paragraph for her spelling homework. Ergo some of the words were required. The rest is sheer poetry to me. This noble boy had a swallow sparrow that eats soap pillows and tomato toes. It goes to a woeful hoedown and it’s horrible with a coach. It was unsuccessful and had to [...]
Apr
11
One Idea
Explaining death to children is always a challenge. It is one of the few moments in life when I do wish I could simply tell my children — that person went to heaven. That whole thing. With faith and certainty. In the months running up to my Mom passing, we had many talks about what [...]
Apr
01
Out of the Mouths of Babes
There is a tiny part of me that absolutely adores the fact that my children (at almost 5 and almost 9 years old) think that the following are BAD words: – Stupid – Ugly – Dang it! – Shiitake mushrooms (Thanks stupid Spy Kids movies!) Please proceed.
Feb
28
Old Photo, New Story
Annabella having lunch with her stuffed friends. So cute. She was having a lengthy conversation with them, which is why she looks so surprised to be having her picture taken. She was quite absorbed. As I’ve mentioned before, Annabella has some issues with her handwriting. Andrew has been working with her, and she’s come a [...]