Snowy naptime thoughts

Jan. 9: The snow is coming down fast and thick this morning.  Already, I’m sure it has filled in the tracks that Andrew and I made while we walked to school.  Sylvia has a few minutes left of napping, and I’m enjoying the quiet.  Because when both the kids are active, it is SO not [...]



Happy New Year!

Jan. 5: Today feels like the first day of life-returning-to-normal now that the holidays are done.  Sylvia is napping. Her naps have been going much better (usually).  She’s been sleeping for an hour and 15 minutes two times a day.  Andrew is watching Life in Cold Blood – a David Attenborough documentary series on reptiles.  [...]



Reading obsession

Jan. 2: I’m re-reading Eldest by Christopher Paolini.  It’s the second book in a fantasy series.  The third book came out recently, and I have a copy from the library.  Due January 5.  Around Christmas, I stopped reading, but in the last couple days, I’ve gotten caught up in the story again.  When I am [...]



Imagination gone wild

Jan. 2:  Andrew and I got some fun playtime in this morning while Sylvia was napping. His imagination is so vivid. Down the road, I thought I might enjoy remembering how a play-session with Andrew went, so here it is, captured for posterity.(note: Andrew was naked as a jailbird the entire time we were playing.  [...]