I turned a game that Carl got for the girls into a drinking game. They don’t know that adults often play drinking games. What they know is that when we play The Fairy Game, a cooperative endeavor to save a garden, if someone draws an Old Man Winter card then everyone takes a drink of… Read more »
Jennifer Briggs
December 17: Gingerbread and Board Books
Last Sunday the girls and I made gingerbread cookies, and I marveled over how little they need my help with it anymore. I still put the trays in the oven and take them out, but that is largely because Sarah and Amy are busy rolling, cutting, and decorating their dough. Amy mostly used cookie cutters… Read more »
December 10: But
Sarah’s favorite sentence construction of late involves words preceding “but” and then the word “but” with nothing after it. We aren’t exactly sure how this came about, but…. It may be from some episodes of Daniel Tiger and/or when Sarah’s bus driver tried to console her when there wasn’t a lot of rain when she… Read more »
December 3: A Packed Week of Wonderfulness
Our whole week was packed with fun experiences. The girls didn’t have school on Monday so we got our Christmas tree. We let it settle for the day and decorated it Tuesday after they were home from school. My favorite part was when Sarah wanted to climb a short step ladder, but then actually leaned… Read more »
November 26: Turkey Trots and Higgy Zooms
Sarah had a piano recital last Sunday and all went smoothly once we got out the door. It can feel tricky to balance making time for a nap prior to getting dressed nicely for something while leaving enough time to get dressed and get past any protests. Thanks to Carl helping us both stay mostly… Read more »
November 19: Recovery
Last Sunday the surgeon on duty said that Amy was free to go home as soon as she felt ready, but at that time Amy felt anything but ready. Carl and Sarah visited, bringing a sad-faced balloon (selected by Sarah of course!) and a new Beanie Boo stuffed animal. After lunch we put in the… Read more »
November 12: Emergency Surgery
Last Sunday was a glorious autumn day. We started our day in Washington, DC, where we had been for a family wedding. We decided to see some of the monuments before heading home. We hadn’t known what our morning would be like so had kept it open, so it was very last minute to reach… Read more »
November 5: Halloween and a Family Wedding
A week ago Amy had a fun day celebrating the birthday of her bestie. It was chilly and drizzly, but the outdoor mini-golf ice cream party happened anyway with umbrellas and rain boots but no dampened spirits. After that we dyed her hair to be ready for Halloween. While Amy and I were out, Sarah… Read more »
October 29: A Very Big Upset and Many Wonderful Moments
We have weather maps and meteorologists to help us predict when storms are brewing. If only we could more fully see such maps for our own selves. On Monday Sarah had an enormous upset at school in the afternoon. It was so enormous the teacher had to write up an incident report and if such… Read more »
October 22: Slides, Zooms, and Processing Upsets
Last Sunday we had a wonderful time at Simmon’s farm, our traditional spot for play and pumpkins. Two of Amy’s friends were there too, and we were lucky that it didn’t rain. After our requisite chocolate covered pretzels to eat on the hay ride, Sarah made a bee line for a giant slide. She grabbed… Read more »
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