The other day, I was making cookies in the kitchen (because where else would I be making cookies? Kind of a dumb leading sentence...). If there is something I do well, it is make cookies...and my kids know it. So Annie, anxious to get a warm, gooey cookie, dragged a tall kitchen chair over to … Continue reading Literally
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We joined a “gym”
A few weeks ago our neighbors invited Louisa to go to their gym for the afternoon to swim and do other fun things. Later that day, we arrived at the gym to pick her up and ran into a friend who is a member. He asked us if we had been there before or if … Continue reading We joined a “gym”
Seven minutes in a car with a toddler
The scene: Driving home from Louisa's dance class. Louisa is in the third row, Annie is rear-facing in the middle row. I'm in the driver's seat. Pulling through the drive-thru at Sonic (which was a dumb idea because it's so much slower than if you actually pull into a stall). Annie: Mom, I want dinner. … Continue reading Seven minutes in a car with a toddler