A few months ago I interviewed F for the blog in an attempt to "capture" this time in her life. Now its Ps turn:FAVORITE COLOR - Purple and PinkFAVORITE BOOK - Fancy Nancy and Barbies XmasFAV...
Lately, Ive been reflecting on books that have shaped how I view parenthood. Not the instruction manual books, with their advise and goodwill, but fiction and memoirs that have stuck with me over the...
(P at Theodore Roosevelt Island, 2008)18 categories, 64 ideas. My goal is to check off at least one activity in each category. Who wants to join me? I. RIDE A CAROUSEL1. The National Zoo - A new caro...
Lately I cant stop eating this salad - not too light, not too heavy -perfect for spring. (and Im a little obsessed with quinoa lately). Its adapted from this recipe and this recipe. SALAD INGREDIENTS...
On Mothers Day, I came home from yoga to T and Dan mowing the lawn together. T looked tired, but dedicated. Always by Dans side. I hope you all had a good weekend! Im putting together a HUGE list of ...
On Wednesday night after dinner, we packed up the swagger wagon and headed into the city with Grandma to check out Doug Aitkens Song Number 1 at the Hirshhorn (in which Aitken converted the outside o...
1. How to Live Unhappily Ever After by Augusten Burroughs - "this recipe of defining happiness and fiddling with your life to get it will work for some people—but not for others. I am one of the ...
I have such mixed feelings about kids and the iphone (and adults and the iphone for that matter). One one hand, it seems like one more gadget - like TV and videogames - that hampers imaginative creat...
Usually I post about things that the kids and I make at home. Not because I think all of our projects are the best out there (I assure you they are not), but because posting about making things keeps...
Two weekends ago one of my best friends came to town, with her adorable baby and wonderful husband. We spent an afternoon at the United States Botanic Garden - watching the kids run outside, visiting...
(Spring 2008)Four years ago, when F was 2.5, she carried her pink blanket everywhere. EVERYWHERE. often wrapped scarf-style around her neck. Eventually blanket enthusiasm waned and when we brought ba...
As you can probably tell from Mondays post, Ive been feeling a little disconnected lately. So I decided the kids and I needed some good bonding time, plus (honestly) between playdates and conflicting...
A few weeks ago I posted about how much fun we have making patterns with Kaleidograph Flora and Kaleidograph Crystal (click here for past post). Lately, weve been using the cards as stencils with wat...
A few days ago P ate part of a chocolate cookie with peanut chips and we landed in the emergency room. After an explosion of hives, some minor breathing issues, and other (luckily) small signs of a r...
Returning to Denver always feels a little bittersweet. Even though I moved away over seven years ago, Ive never gotten over Denver, with its mountain backdrop beckoning adventure and new possibilitie...
We often check out Blexbolexs picture book, Seasons, from the library. The kids like the pictures and it seems to help in teaching them new words. Yet, probably because of the lack of prose, I never ...
Tonight as the kids and I walked around the neighborhood, P (as always) insisted on picking up stones from a neighbors gravel driveway, a treasure hunt for the most beautiful pebble she can find. The...
I bought the kids liquid watercolor shapes from Discount School Supply and lately these has become our go to "easy" art project, especially for playdates. The kids draw all over the shapes wi...
Despite the fact that I take hundreds? thousands? of photos a month, I barely ever print any of them out. For Easter my mom bought F a scrapbook and when she asked for pictures I realized I havent or...
ENTERTAINMENT* Listening to - The Head and the Heart* Listening to - The Vaselines* Watching Bill Cunningham New York (Netflix on Demand)* Watching Tiny Furniture (Netflix on Demand)* With the kids -...
1Q84. I really wanted to love this book. Murakami is among my favorite living authors, especially his early stuff like Sputnick Sweetheart (my favorite), Norwegian Wood, South of the Border, West of ...
Kaleidographs A few weeks ago I posted about wanting a set of Kaleidograph cards. Luckily, the manufacturer somehow learned of my post and sent us two sets for free (Flora and Crystal, which sell for...
At kindergarten F really enjoys writing in her daily journal. So for vacation I decided to buy all the kids primary notebooks, with large lined paper and space to draw pictures, where they could reco...
While vacationing in Cleveland we checked out the Great Lakes Science Center (located next door to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). We have a family membership at the Maryland Science Center in Balti...
(wow, a picture of me, so rare these days)My mom lives in the Chicago suburbs and we live 700 miles away in Arlington, so for spring break she suggested we meet in the middle. Originally, this plan d...
(We had to take several pics before T figured out what I meant when I yelled "turn your poster around." And I realized that there are SO SO many ways to turn a poster.)This Tuesdays "Thin...
(Photos by Christopher Piper)Glen Echos, the Puppet Co, is something of a DC institution. The girls viewed their first ever live performance there (Sleeping Beauty, several years ago) and Im sure the...
As a kick-off for spring break I promised the kids "hot chocolate tea" at the American Girl Store, a culinary experience I approached with a mixture of dread, excitement and curiosity. The Am...
Spring break equals lots of reading. Heres what weve liked lately. Click on the picture to link to Amazon.(And click here for Favorite Kids Books I-IV). PICTURE BOOKS:Blueberries for Sal - Dans mom b...
The kids and I spent most of Easter day driving back from spring break in Cleveland (more on Cleveland next week). I dreaded the drive, but between books on tape (for me) - Helen Schumans thought-pro...
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