Archive for May, 2010
it’s thomas’ world; we just peep-peep around in it
Oh Thomas. How quickly you overtook our lives. It started innocently enough with a seeming affinity to train tables at the play spaces and toy stores. We could have gone Brio. Thought briefly about the Brio; Brio would have been cheaper. But didn’t. Not particularly tempted by the Nuchi or the Melissa and Doug. And [...]
Posted by calm mama on Sunday, May 30th, 2010 at 9:51 pm in conversations, milestones, shopping, toddlerhood, trains | 7 Comments »
the (organic) grapes of (toddler) wrath
Today, we finally bought grapes at the grocery store because, FINALLY, organic grapes are in season. Is it bad to let your toddler eat an entire half-pound? He held the bag in his stroller as we shopped, popping them in his mouth and pronouncing them “good” (guut!). And then he demanded a banana, which I [...]
Posted by calm mama on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 7:08 pm in baby baby baby | 4 Comments »
bedtime ritual
Jonah said: “The animals need to come and listen to the story.” And then he set them up. One by one. Forgive the fuzziness of the photos. Frustratingly, I still don’t seem to have my camera skillz quite at my fingertips when I need them. But the cuteness still comes through… After nearly every shot, [...]
Posted by calm mama on Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 pm in sleep, toddlerhood | 5 Comments »
mama’s got a new pair(s) of shoe(s)
Wow, I feel so refreshed. Can you tell? My blog is all upgraded and stuff. Nothing you can SEE exactly (or rather, AT ALL), but it’s amazing what a little time with tech support, a few maaaaagical scripts (Bluehost ROCKS) and suddenly, it’s like the back-end got an enema around here. Smooth moves. So I [...]