Remember in the beginning of October, when I was excited about the 31 day blog challenge that so many of my favorite bloggers (Modern Mrs. Darcy, Carrie Willard) participated in? I’d said I wasn’t quite ready to take the challenge myself, but mentioned that I had an idea for a November blog series. Well, here […]
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10 Words I Hope My Son Says
On Sunday, Edwin said his first word (besides Mama and Dada). It was “cup!” Under the watchful eyes of his parents and grandparents, Edwin played with his cup of milk and progressively worked toward the word: “Cuuhhhh…” “Cuuu-PAH!” “CUP!” It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever heard. My son is talking. My son said […]
You Can Be A Baby Sleep Expert, Too
Thirteen months ago, my son was born. He was born handsome, sweet, and intelligent. He was born charming, loving and affectionate. He was born happy, talkative and funny. He was not born a sleep expert.
REVIEW of Summer Reading List 2013
At the beginning of summer, I posted a list of titles I hoped to read this season: Summer Reading List 2013. I didn’t read all the books on the list, but I did get to several. Here are my brief synopses and a review of each:
Summer Reading List 2013
Hi everyone! Welcome to SUMMER! (It might have come earlier to those of you in the south and west, but here in New York, school just ended and it’s the first official weekend of summer.) I’m a year-round reader and I don’t think I devote more time to it during any particular season, but most […]
The Valued Opinion
I recently had the pleasure of introducing my father to a series of books he now loves. It made me feel really good to do this, and I started to think about why. The obvious reasons are that: 1. In a small way, I made my dad happy 2. I can share my enjoyment of […]