That's a big bowl of oatmeal, son

by | 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...

Gingerbread House

by | Dec 24, 2008

Here’s how the gingerbread house making went: First, we went to the Old Port Candy Co. to get candy. I figured this was better than getting giant bags of 12 different candies at the grocery store and then having leftovers. So we were able to get individual gummy...

Holiday Tip: Slow Christmas

by | Dec 20, 2008

First there was slow food, then slow blogging. I am frankly quite shocked that no one has trademarked the term “Slow Christmas” yet (or at least not that I’ve seen in my not-particularly-vast survey of literature). So let me just put the word out...

Sleep. We don't do it.

by | Dec 18, 2008

Nobody sleeps here. I mean, I knew this already, but last night it has suddenly become clear to me that we’re just not sleeping. We might as well not even try. Zuzu woke up a bunch of times, and every time I went in there, one or both boys would say something in...

Handmade Toys in Jeopardy

by | Dec 10, 2008

Hey everyone! Check out this information from Cool Mom Picks. New laws, which are being enacted for reasonable reasons, are going to go into effect in about two months, which will make toys safer for kids, but, at the same time, will also make it extremely difficult...