Last night I was putting C to bed when she turned to me and asked in her innocent munchkin voice, “When I was dizzy, why did you just pat me?” Oooo-kay. Flashback to a few weeks ago. C had woken up one morning feeling like the whole house was moving (which could be possible since we live […]
Often times people who see my munchkins interact will comment, “They get along well, don’t they?” to which I will reply, “When they do, they do, but when they don’t …” This last part always ends in an ominous tone and is accompanied by an expression much like this one: I hate sibling rivalry with a
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On one of our recent visits to the library, C pointed to a boy and informed me, “He took E’s book.” It turns out that E had been handing her a book when it got intercepted by a small chubby hand. E, being the person that he is, remained silent and didn’t react. Meanwhile, C, being the much more feisty
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A few weeks ago I watched my youngest graduate kindergarten. Yesterday, I dropped off both munchkins at summer school in the morning and didn’t pick them up until almost six hours later. Yes, you read that right. Not one, not three, but SIX hours. That’s the most I’ve been on my own in almost nine years. And it was
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Happy Friday! 🙂 It’s been a while since I did a Picture Book & Jam Review. There are so many good children’s books out there; it’s just hard to choose one to share. But today’s picks are too good not to share! (FYI: As I mentioned in my last post, I don’t get any compensation from these reviews.)
PB & J Review: Hooway for Wodney Wat & “Thankfulness Song Medley” Read More »
‘Tis the season for mixed emotions! The exhilaration of school ending … the fear of a non-scheduled summer vacation … and the bittersweetness of graduation. The last emotion was what I felt yesterday as I helped C into a frilly and sparkly dress and tied the gold ribbon behind her back. It was with pride that
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C was in the middle of her bedtime routine when she asked me, “Do you love Po Po (maternal Grandma) and Gong Gong (maternal Grandpa) more or Bob (aka. Baba) more?” In the mirror I saw her head tilt up as she looked at me, the top of her three foot frame nearly reaching my shoulders thanks
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Here’s a recent convo I had with E: E: Is Aunt coming to dinner? Me: No, she has to work. Only students get this week off. E: No, people who work at home do, too. Me (this was my reply): LOL. Because in reality, entertaining two munchkins who are perpetually bored left me with enough time this week
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Happy Friday! 🙂 I’m starting a new blog post series called “PB & J” Reviews, which stands for “Picture Book & Jam (think music) Reviews”. I read up to 25 books to the munchkins on a weekly basis and I also listen to kiddie music every single day (semi-groan), so I thought I’d share some
PB & J Review: Just A Duck? & “I’m A Nut” Read More »
Although we’ve had a few “summery” winter days recently here in California, today is officially the first day of spring! 🙂 I thought I’d share some craft ideas to help you and your kiddos ring in allergy season. 😉 Here are 3 things C and I made over the past few weeks that remind me of spring:
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