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Something very exciting has happened over the past month or so in the Baby Squared household: The girls have become absolutely infatuated with drawing. They spend hours — well, OK, maybe more like minutes, but a LOT of minutes — every day sitting on the floor with paper and markers and crayons and scissors (for MORE »
Just a brief post to say: today the girls had their Halloween parade / assembly / party at their preschool. Alastair and I got the girls into their costumes this morning, together. Elsa is being a dragon. She’s waaay into dragons, these days, Puff the Magic and otherwise. I got her this comfy, pajama-y dragon MORE »
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You know those parenting how-to books of the “foolproof method for raising loving, respectful, confident and well-behaved children” variety? The ones with catchy names, written by “experts,” that promise (promise!) that if you use their method, you can’t possibly go wrong, and that peace and love will reign supreme in your home and, by extension, MORE »
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It’s hard to believe that just a few months ago we were only just starting to get into the habit of family dinners with Elsa and Clio. Back at the beginning, it was all we could do to get them to keep their butts in their seats and refrain from spitting out the “yucky” food MORE »
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I remember an acquaintance of mine saying, once she had kids, that she “totally LOVED being a mom!” I had hoped, before I had kids, that I would say the same thing (albeit without the same, slightly lunatic smile on my face). But the fact is, I don’t totally love being a mom all the MORE »
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Well, not exacly kleptomaniacs, I guess. But they do, all of a sudden, seem to have taken on a distinctly “what’s yours is mine” (and NOT the reverse) attitude when it comes to household objects and supplies. Before I pillory them for crimes, however, I should confess that I was also prone to taking my MORE »
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I was a little heartbroken when I read this article in the New York Times about languishing sales of picture books that came out last week. Apparently sales are down, and publishers say that it’s not just because of the lousy economy. According to the article “Parents have begun pressing their kindergartners and first graders MORE »
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Ah, the words that just warm a mother’s heart. Dad / Grandma and Grandpa / the sitter / etc. have been enjoying a perfectly lovely day with the girls — they’ve been absolute dolls, perfect angels — and then YOU get home, and suddenly all hell breaks loose. They become instantly whiny and weepy and MORE »
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I’ve been spending a glorious week out here in Western Massachusetts at this magical place, doing nothing but writing and reading and sleeping and taking drives and walks through some of the most beautiful New England countryside I’ve ever seen. Before I came, I was afraid that I’d be lonely or bored or miss the MORE »
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