Bucket o’ Water

What keeps my toddler occupied for hours on end? Not a fancy electronic toy. Not a cardboard box. Not Veggie Tales. Well, yeah, Veggie Tales, too. But this post is about her recent fascination with a Bucket of Water. And tea cups. And coffee mugs. And spoons. And...

We Cannot Be Trusted With Library DVD’s

Just a little over a month ago, we had to replace a broken Veggie Tales. Two weekends we went home for a friend’s wedding. We went well-stocked with Veggie Tales from the library. We left one in Grandma’s DVD player. But it’s okay. She mailed it to...

What I Believe

I will be starting a series called “What I Believe” and I plan on addressing parenting issues such as breastfeeding, co-sleeping, natural childbirth, circumcision, cloth-diapering, and babywearing, but I will definately not limit myself or anyone else to...

Notes on Hands

So I just wrote “Pray for Josh” on the back of my hand. Yeah, his QE is today. And I didn’t want to forget to lift him up today in his time of need. Because taking a baby and a toddler to the library and then the park usually occupies most of my...

Job Offer

Wanted: Patient, loving, kind, patient, mobile person. Must love babies. Must love walking. Must love holding babies while walking. Will pay extra for gentle bouncing when baby will not settle for mere walking motion. Conversational skills with a moderately crazy...