I’m so glad this blog has provided me an excuse to make the time to sit with my journals. Do you remember when your baby discovered he has hands? Can you fathom not knowing you have hands? You twitch in
Baby Max Discovers His Penis
What Values Do You Teach? Hard Work? Tolerance? Faith?
My friend Lana shared this link from PBS with me: Which Country Shares Your Parenting Values? My results say I should live in Australia (just like Lana). There’s also an interactive chart where you can compare any two countries. As one might expect, the
Konga’s First Rumpus Royalty! Queen Aurelia the Refined
Once a month Konga Line shall crown one wonderfully beastly girl Rumpus Queen and one gloriously beastly boy Rumpus King. Send in stories of your little goblins for a chance at the crown. If your mini-monster is named Rumpus Royalty, I’ll post
Wordless Wednesday
The Lunch Pack
My fourth grader came home from school and said his lunch pack smells funny. It’s one of those soft cooler pack designs: fabric on the outside, water-resistant inside, sides are puffy with insulation. I wiped down the inside with detergent
Happy Mother’s Day!
Hello, Folks! As I raise Max, I notice that it takes kids a while to pick up the finer nuances of human expression. Sometimes I would absolutely lose it —holler, slam things down— and 2 y.o. Max would crack up