Having seen the lovely presentation put together by another preschool parent in honor of Chinese New Year, I boldly volunteered to bring a little of the culture of my people to the kids for Purim. And then these things happened:…
Author: calm mama
conversation about god and other pronouncements
Driving home at dusk, the street lights are on. There are a few clouds in the darkening sky. Jonah says: There are two eyes in the sky. There is someone in the sky and he is saying something. God is…
this post brought to you by the letter “c”
1. Caulk We caulked the shower over the weekend. Were quite pleased with ourselves but today it kind of peeled off. So back to the drawing board? 2. Chickens Never underestimate the power of a to-do list. We are now…
snail condo
Combining my new photography skillz and new pet-keeping skillz in one swell foop! (We’re totally ready for chickens now, right?)
my to-do list
1. This blog needs an overhaul. Seriously. The platform behind this bad-boy is so old, there are dinosaurs in a room somewhere pushing rocks up a hill to power it. The guys at Bluehost weren’t even born yet. A redesign…
just a day
Need to get back into the habit of writing more often. Start with today, see what happens? Tonight I went to my first “Parents Action Group” meeting at the preschool. Maybe an agenda item should have been what to rename…
plane trip
Jonah’s been really into playing airplane travel lately. He gets my camera bag — which is about the size of a carryon for a toddler, and hangs it over his arm. Sometimes he fills it with the coins from his…
guest post: in which leanne is tricked into making kringle
Okay, so a few weeks back, I posted a meme from Mayberry Mom about the holidays. LEANNE, a longtime reader and internet friend, posted her responses to the meme in the comments, specifically mentioning a holiday dessert her mom used…