Defining Childhood Event
Saturday Slant
Ben-isms
Getting them down when I remember
Mother’s Day for Peace
Julia Ward Howe – Worked for peace and equality – Mothers must transcend
Fireflies!
Yard full of fireflies
Sleeping Partners and Lovies
My son Ben suddenly stopped calling his stuffed animals “lovies” and started calling them his “sleeping partners.” John and I raised our eyebrows at this. I talked to him about it and he says that’s what they now call them at the church preschool. Very odd. I explained that sleeping partners are not stuffed animals, but real live people that you sleep with. His response? “Well, then if you stay with me when I have a bad dream, are YOU…
Busy Mom Barometer
Thanks to Busy Mom for the Busy Mom Barometer! Here’s mine: Coffee of the Day: Kenya AA with raw sugar and half ‘n’ half.Listening to: Kate Bush, Tori Amos, The The, Jane Siberry and the usual suspects on my Yahoo Radio Station. Thinking: Wonder how I’ll cram World Literature into an 8-week course? The classes are four hours long – wonder if I can bring coffee? Will everyone fall asleep by 10pm?Wishing: I hadn’t gotten into so much student loan…