We have never been "pet people".Santa brought the boys 6 fish one Christmas. It was just supposed to be one each, but HE decided to bring six fish. They were named Nemo, Dori, Dory, Dorie, Doree and Dorey. The strongest one live for 6 weeks. I thought that was pretty good. … [Read more...]
A Few by Barroux
This single-named illustrator is quickly becoming a new force in a French picture book invasion! Extraordinary Petsby BarrouxBlue Apple BooksISBN: 978 1 60905 011 5Audience: ages 3 to 7A mouse is a buddy, but... an octopus is a swim buddy! These and a host of other wild pets make up the daydreamy … [Read more...]
The Forsaken
I used to love my dog. I really did.We got him before we had kids and my oldest, most loyal readers will remember that I used to devote posts to Rolo, filled with images of his furry antics and doggy t-shirts and photo shoots. Then, we had a baby and he got nudged down a few levels on the familial … [Read more...]
A New Baby
Back on October 27, my oldest turned 10. What a milestone! I had totally planned on writing a moving and poignant post about how she's grown and changed and the remarkable ways in which she's touched my life. But then life itself took over. I woke up at 6:00 a.m. (because, after all, you still do … [Read more...]
Fish Out Of Water?
That's all I can picture.A fish out of water. Literally.Lately Cuyler has been asking for "a little brown dog named Buster for Christmas". I'm thinking he wants this particular dog: Sean and I looked at each other for about half a second with the "should we?" look. And … [Read more...]