After much protesting, whining, and bribing, Ane has become a confirmed Harry Potter fan. Was it only a few months ago that I struck a deal with her to let me read the first five chapters of the first book to her, and see what she thought?  She then watched the corresponding part of the [...]

Rerun sees his big brother and sister coloring or working on homework nearly every day.  I often put him in the high chair to color, but a few days ago, he just sat down on the step stool and was playing with the colored pencils.  I stuck some paper in front of him to see [...]

Rerun has gotten to the climbing stage – and he is literally climbing up on EVERYTHING.  He wants to be out and about.  And we now have to buckle him down every single time he sits in the high chair, because he stood up and jumped out of it on Sunday morning.  The tray was [...]

We just finished reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban last night.  Ane loved the book, was so into the plot, and is ready to jump into the next book.  I am insisting that she read a library book first before that. As I was turning off her light and tucking her into bed, [...]