Last week, the Webmaster took Ane out for some special one-on-one time.  On Saturday, it was my turn. I had a haircut scheduled, so I took Ane with me (where she totally cracked up my stylist by sitting in the waiting area, reading the newspaper and looking so serious about it) and then we ran [...]

So, Ane is done reading the Ramona series.  And we just finished the latest Clementine book from the library (with many thanks to our friend C. the librarian for recommending the series). Now I need help.  Is there any other series or books out there that anyone thinks is appropriate for a six and a [...]

Rerun is beginning to sleep through the night – yay yay yay yay!!! – and I weighed and measured him yesterday with my own tape measure and bathroom scale.  He’s 25.5 inches long by my measurements, and about 14.5 pounds.  He’s got a doctor appointment in a couple of weeks, so we’ll get much more [...]

Ane is obsessed with knowing who is “in charge.” For example, she knows that I am in charge of her.  Following that logic, Grandma is in charge of me.  (It should be noted that Grandma fully endorses this logic.) So recently, Ane asked me, “Mom, who is in charge of Grandma?  Great-Grandma?” “Well,” I replied, [...]