by Julie | Jan 21, 2009
We got dumped with another foot (more?) of snow on Sunday. It’s getting to the point where the kids can barely walk through it. I love that Henry plays as much on the playset in the winter as he does in the summer. And Eli can shovel all day long (which is...
by Julie | Jan 13, 2009
We’ve had some wonderful blissful snowfalls lately. The one yesterday morning literally looked like tufts of cotton everywhere, and was just as easy to brush off the cars. Dave took the snow this weekend and used the snowblower to make a mound in the side yard,...
by Julie | Jan 11, 2009
In the bathtub: Henry: Do you want to grow up, Eli? Eli: No. Henry: But you have to grow up. Everyone has to grow up. You can’t stop it from happening. Eli: I don’t wanna. Henry: But Eli! When you grow up, you get birthdays! And birthday parties!...
by Julie | Jan 8, 2009
I keep trying to figure out a seamless way to shoehorn this story in, but the best I can do is “Here, Two Weeks After Christmas, is the Story that Still Makes Me Laugh.” On Christmas day, we did our usual Slow Christmas: opened stockings, had breakfast,...
by Julie | Jan 2, 2009
So sometimes your kid comes up to you with a ridiculous request, like, “I want oatmeal in the biggest bowl we have!” And sometimes you are feeling snippy and you sigh and sort of pretend you didn’t hear and give him oatmeal in a regular bowl. But...
by Julie | Dec 25, 2008
Happy holidays all, Christmas or whatever you celebrate. World of Julie will take a few days off to sleep off an eggnog coma. There will be a new Children’s Book of the Week on Monday, and then posting will likely be spotty next week while all children are at...
