Studies show newborns desire to communicate
Category: Parenting and Family Life
Kids and Winter
A couple of years ago, my husband and I learned to start buying mittens, hats and gloves at the dollar store. Why? Because they lose them. Incessantly. They just disappear. I don’t know how many times I ask them to stuff them in their coat sleeves or whatever. Just >poof< into thin air. (Same goes… Continue reading Kids and Winter
This Irks Me
Watts Wastes No Time Losing Weight (Jan. 13) – Less than a month after giving birth to her second son Samuel, Naomi Watts is flaunting her post-baby body — making mommies everywhere jealous. Of course, as a “jealous” mommy, allow me to state the obvious. Having a nutritionist, a nanny, a personal trainer, and a… Continue reading This Irks Me
Well, Of Course
This heartwarming video of Penn Jillette discussing his feelings about a man who gave him a Bible after a show comes to us from The Anchoress via The Curt Jester. I In summary Penn states that as an atheist, he has no problem with Christians proselytizing because if they really believe you need Christ to… Continue reading Well, Of Course
Something I Needed
Elena at My Domestic Church talks about Saving Advent. I swear she wrote this just for me. I started my Advent out with the best of intentions, with our wreath, I put together daily Bible readings and pictures to put on the Jesse Tree every night with the kids, I had planned to faithfully start… Continue reading Something I Needed
Depressing stuff on the Internet
In the past couple of days, I stumbled on some pretty depressing internet tools. I am not sure if it more depressing that they simply exist, or that they are advertised like normal, run of the mill stuff. The first was from a site called divorce360.com. Yep, a whole entire site dedicated to all things… Continue reading Depressing stuff on the Internet
My teenage daughter
left school forgetting her coat in her locker. Why? She doesn’t know. She realized she forgot when she had to walk home from her bus stop in the High of 36 degree upstate NY weather, and someone actually yelled out their car window “Girl, you need a coat!” I told her I had to blog… Continue reading My teenage daughter
Peony: Bleg — Poetry for little boys to memorize?
Hambet’s teacher has suggested that he read and memorize some poems. Any suggestions of poems or collections? (Yes, “If” is on the list, but for the future.) Hambet, believe it or not, is seven years old…..