Stuology

James gave me a great Valentine’s today. He played nicely in his room for around 30 minutes. Quietly. And as I thought about it, maybe a little too quietly. I decided to go see what he was doing. He completely emptied out the dresser, all the clothes in the closet that he could reach and [...]

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I do not have the hatred that some do for Valentine’s Day. I just like the anti-Valentine’s Cards. Someecards has some good ones too:

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Tonight’s dinner of a makeshift Pork Pad Thai is being replaced with sugar and more sugar and a little chex mix. Ada had two Valentine’s Day parties today, and James had one. The ones at Googols were at the same time, so Mac and I both went and took turns at the two parties. Both [...]

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I know what I’m making for St. Patrick’s Day, or maybe not. I’m celebrating by being at home with Ada all day since she doesn’t have school that week, and by March 1st, she will no longer be in daycare. I may take the day off if Mac is going out so I don’t even [...]

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I set up my FriendFeed.

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I didn’t do this on Saturday, but I didn’t get home until after 7:00pm on Friday. The entire day on Saturday was dedicated to birthdays. Mac was kind and took care of James’ food and cake so I didn’t have to come home and cook. It always takes me a few days to get back [...]

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James’ 2nd Birthday There’s the birthday boy. I uploaded a few more photos. The pirate cake was cool, and today we discovered that there was treasure in the treasure chest! It was filled with M&Ms. My brother will be here soon. I made dough for pizza, and I’m catching up all the laundry. And uploaded [...]

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Happy Birthday! Jay turned 2 at 8:30-ish this morning. I will try to get a good birthday photo of him today. He has spent the morning being contradictory and crabby–acting true to his age, I suppose. I don’t think he feels good yet. This is his birthday photo from last year. He was sick and [...]

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What do I do in South Dakota? I made a map. I’m finally starting to get tired. I’ll add to this map later.

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When the daughter surpasses the mother You, the parent, are there to help your children to learn how to walk. You can teach them words, reading, counting, arithmetic. The time always comes though when your children have learned all they can from you, and they must go elsewhere to acquire more knowledge. Ada has learned [...]

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