I am thankful today for my big girl… … who had the salted caramel. For my shark boy… … who is a confirmed chocoholic. And for my ham of a toddler… … who shared Auntie’s espresso chip ice cream… … and insisted on using a spoon… … because he can. I am so blessed and […]

For a long time, I despaired of Tad ever having a friend outside of his sister. And even that’s not the same thing.  Ane is his friend and playmate, but that’s because she IS his sister and lives with him.  But when she has a friend over, Tad is not generally allowed to be a […]

These boots were made for walkin’… Walkin’ straight to the bus stop… Getting used to the feel of them… And feeling like a big boy in big brother’s hand-me-down boots. He only tripped and fell twice.

The older two are on half-days right now for parent-teacher conferences.  I already had Ane’s conference on Thursday, which was the first of these half-days.  The kids are still eating lunch at school, but now it’s at an insanely early hour – I know Tad is eating lunch around 10:45, and I can’t imagine that […]