Because I love a good story and one told strictly though pictures intrigues me, this is what we’re checking out from the library tomorrow:There are quite a few other wordless picture books out there (Goodnight Gorilla is a Claire favorite) but this article on ohdeedoh had a number of titles new to me. I’ll post Claire’s version of the events in the book, I can’t … Continue reading Wordless Storybooks
Success! An early morning dig to find a few spuds worthy of roasting yields an entire colander full of gorgeous little potatoes and one excited little girl. We’ve had great luck with our raised bed gardening at home this year. Aside from losing all our radishes and a few beets to ravenous pill bugs everything else has earned its keep. Well, everything EXCEPT the sexually … Continue reading Potato Hunt
PUFFY PAINT?! They still make this stuff? I have to tell you that my inner (1980’s) child was squealing when I saw these little squeeze bottles. I’ve got a great little craft project in the works, more to come. …and no, I did not purchase the “bedazzler” next to the puffy paint, but I was tempted! Continue reading Things are going to get messy!
Claire LOVES all things art. She’s happy with her watercolors for at least an hour and draws happily with crayons and sculpts with playdough nearly everyday. I’ve written a bit in the past about the evolution of Claire’s artwork, the unusual places we’ve painted (rocks, jeeps and unfortunately walls), and even how we reuse medical supplies in our art projects. I recently came across a … Continue reading Shaving Cream Mirror/Window Art
Ever notice when the morning goes well the rest of the day usually follows? I love the morning rhythm Claire and I found. I started to more actively involve her in the whole breakfast process and found that things went more smoothly and were more enjoyable for the both of us. It takes a little longer to get food to the table (and ourselves out … Continue reading Morning Rhythms
Claire meets her great-grandparents for the first time (more here) I wrote the post below when we found out Claire’s great-grandfather had few days left in life. I was torn about taking her to the wake, and eventually decided with my husband to take her. What a great decision! The deacon who spoke to us in the evening said he loved to see children at … Continue reading On Life and Death
Company picnic 2010, here’s our little head case. Elephants on the brain and count them: one, two, THREE tattoos. No shyness from this kid, she elbowed her way forward, flashed a grin and managed to get three different pictures on her arm. We’re guessing this fascination with “arm ink” is due to the nice hairdresser who cut Mommy’s hair the morning of the picnic. He … Continue reading Head Gear
Chalk In My Pocket 