>We have a counting obsession going on at our house, but rather than freaking out at hearing that “Chicka Chicka 1-2-3” song for the thousandth time, I’ve been grateful for a simple method of counting to ten. It’s not to get the toddler to do what I’ve asked him to do. For that, I count…
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I am not the housekeeper
>Once upon a time, I had a full-time teaching job. It was neither long ago nor far away, though it sometimes feels as though it was from a different life. Because it was. It was from the years B.C. You know, Before Children. In the B.C. years, I also had a house, a yard, and…
What I’m doing instead of blogging
>Seems like my next post after such a long hiatus should be amazing, but the chances are pretty high that it’s going to be ordinary. My time is too limited and my days too mundane to write anything particularly stunning. But it’s hard to sit down and write something less than stellar. So until I…
Dear Santa
How are you? Very busy, I’m sure, so I’ll try not to take up too much of your time. No, wait, you don’t have to go check your lists to see which one I’m on… I’m sure I’m on the “nice” list. What’s that? You’ve seen me sneaking extra cookies? But that doesn’t count as…
Thinking about Katy Caboose
>My husband has a thing for Bill Peet books. I had never heard of Bill Peet, and when he brought home The Caboose Who Got Loose, I rolled my eyes at him after reading one page. This was way over the head of my two-year-old. But, since I have an entire (floor to ceiling) bookshelf…
