Once or twice a year, my Pretty Bride leaves for several days, and this year’s such trip is this week. Because I had my military drill weekend last weekend, and because we had a party to attend Saturday night before she flew away (and because the Alabama-Florida game was on […]
The only parenting activity in which I participate consistently is bath time. I put the 1, 3, and 5 year olds into the tub, wash chunks of dinner off their faces, remove the two girls, and then leave the boy by himself to do whatever it is that he insists […]
Maddie turned 5 on July 16 without much pomp. We went to a park near our new home. She wanted Chick-fil-A for dinner. We brought in a cake. The high school aged employees realized what we were doing and gave her balloons and a hot fudge sundae of some sort. […]
Maddie: Will you hang this sweater up for me? It was on the floor. Me: Why do you want it hung up instead? Maddie: Because it’s a very special sweater! Me: Who gave it to you? Maddie: I forgot.
Now that Lola is sharing a room with her 5-year-old sister (at some point, I might write a birthday post about Maddie’s turning 5 on July 16…just not today) instead of living in our closet, she’s advanced remarkably in her self-confidence, assertiveness, and mobility. No longer content to squall at […]
