I was a big time naysayer when it came to this item. I never thought it would work, and in a way it was a self fulfilling prophecy because I left it out for the kids to play with and they thought of it as a toy. When it came time to use it, they could have cared less about its actual purpose. Also, ... [Read More]
Art that Ages
Now that the kids are potty trained, and nearing the time for their own 'big-kid' beds, I thought it was appropriate to update their nursery a bit in order to reflect their growing bodies and personalities. The tiny footprint collages made by NICU nurses during their first weeks of life have been ... [Read More]
Racing Stripes
It was quite a weekend. My husband's back went out, which meant a lot of two-on-one shenanigans, a few choice curses periodically under my breath, and an extra glass (or bottle) of wine at the end of the day. But... then... I received an awful bout of food poisoning, and with two blissfully, ... [Read More]
A Ballerina Bed
It has been quite a week around here and it is only Tuesday. Yesterday, we said goodbye to our Beta fish - Bubbles. He is currently on a play-date...indefinitely. I feel very sad about this because I thought that we took especially good care of him. His tank was consistently cleaned, he was fed on a ... [Read More]