Tad’s speech delay has impaired his ability to communicate with us – though it’s amazing how rapidly that is changing. But what has never been a problem is his ability to carry a tune. When he wants to, of course. He’s not a performing monkey or anything. While he is still completely in love with [...]

With Tad’s education in hand for at least the next couple of years, thanks to the special education program that our local school district has, the Webmaster and I are having to turn our complete attention to Ane’s future. The question being, public school or private school? Now, the Webmaster and I both attended public [...]

Tad pooped in the potty yesterday!!! Woo-HOO!!!!!!!!! I owe it all to C-3PO and R2-D2. One of the potty training strategies that was suggested at the seminiar I attended a couple of months ago was to have “potty” toys – toys that never left the bathroom, and the child could only play with them while [...]

We made a trip to Costco yesterday. The cupboards (and freezer) were bare. The receipt was long. Ouch. Tad was riding in the cart (even though he hates it – but I just can’t chase him around Costco), and Ane was walking. We had struck a deal for good behavior – she behaved and stayed [...]