Stuology

ETA: Probably more for M and L than anybody I’m making my meal list for the week after one glorious week off from cooking. Actually, I do like cooking, but while they were visiting, I took them to all the local places to eat that we could fit in. I cooked only twice. Now that [...]

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One popular technique to use with children is to offer then choices instead of ultimatums. Example, instead of saying “Get your pajamas on and go to bed,” you give them a choice by saying “What pjs do you want to wear to bed?” I never gave this much thought until I had Ada, but I [...]

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Day 199: End of Summer at the Park Mac suggested yesterday that we take dinner to the park. I made sandwiches from the leftover ham I had made for dinner the day before and brought along grapes and bananas. The kids didn’t really want to eat. James shoved a banana in his mouth, and Ada [...]

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