The Boy had decided earlier in the day that the two of us should make "cookie cutter cookies", as he called them, and so I made the dough (while he stood behind me, stealing bites of sugar and butter), I rolled out the dough and cut it out (while he took off with the cookie cutters to play … [Read more...]
Fall
So yesterday morning I woke up and realized that the unusual feeling that I was experiencing was that of being well-rested. In the next breath I felt guilty, because my being well-rested meant that my poor long-suffering husband had been up with the kids for hours. I sprang out of bed, fully … [Read more...]
Squirrels and Butter Tarts
My oldest daughter has been collecting a lot of acorns on our walks recently, and has amassed an impressive number. I thought to ask her what she planned on doing with all her many, many acorns, and she told me that she was planning on roasting and eating them. Oh. Well, of course. Who doesn't look … [Read more...]
The Fall of The Year
The Boy was so tired this morning that I actually had to carry him downstairs, all fifty pounds of him resting limply against me. One of my friends is TINY - teeny! - this pretty 100 pound girl, and she has two heavy little boys who frequently want to be carried and I wonder how she manages. Luckily … [Read more...]
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