Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
My daughter Cate turns 7 today.She loves the fact that, having been born at the turn of the millennium, she will always have a handy mnemonic for remembering how old she is. (Assuming that like her dear old mum, she needs it.)And speaking as her dear old mum, I can never resist retelling (and retelling) the story behind her conception and birth … [Read more...]
I watched a couple of my friend’s children this afternoon while she took all of the older kids to Feed My Starving Children.Her two-year-old little man was most upset when his momma left him, and so I asked if he would like to watch Curious George while I fixed lunch.Indeed he would. Not only that, but he was quickly joined by his older brother and … [Read more...]
Felicity and Angela spent the evening at the babysitter’s so that Momma could get some work done. (The older three were at choir.)I received the following report when I picked them up:It seems that Angela had a streak of something blue in her blond hair. Coulda been marker, coulda been food, coulda been a run-in with one of these guys…With this … [Read more...]
You know, I realize that toddlers are oral and that they put things in their mouth. I am used to this and try to keep my daughter away from the board games and marbles and whatnot. I know to keep an eye on her in times of peril.Leave it to Angela, though, to catch me when my guard was down—to sneak up quietly when I was chatting with her brothers … [Read more...]
