My husband Scott does a lot of cool things. Many years ago, he founded, and designed and redesigned the heck out of, this: Mego Museum And then his toy-loving brain thought up this: Dida Displays More recently, a Lost obsession…
Author: calm mama
the replacement half-cat
Once upon a time, I wrote about our neighbor’s cat who used to visit us, rather insistently (“a.k.a. a cat-and-a-half, briefly”). Her name was Molly. One day, Molly wasn’t with us anymore. Cause unknown. Jonah’s second major brush with the…
lightning mcqueen vs. the dinosaurs (with special thanks to the lawrence hall of science)
For now, dinosaurs win. From the previous postings, you’d think we were all CARS all the time around here. But no. In fact, the most popular characters in our imaginary play lately have been dinosaurs. Jonah’s favorites are T-Rex and…
portrait of the mother by a young artist
First there was the portrait of Scott. And then it was my turn: Note how well he captured my big eyes and warm smile. Those are slippers on my feet, according to the artist. A stunning likeness! I am honored.…
it’s not over until the Thomas jibbitz sings
And yet, our love for Thomas is not over. This week, I bought Jonah a new pair of Crocs. The last time we bought him Crocs was his first shoe store shopping trip ever, with Aunt Jenny. At Happy Feet…
move over Thomas, there’s a new licensed character in town
Thomas has been usurped. Or sideswiped rather. By Lightning McQueen. No, he has NOT seen the movie. Yet. It all sort of started with a gift from a cousin, three years ago. An LMcQ stuffie that zips open for storing…
wanting
What I want for my birthday or sooner: Amazon link: Nikon D7000 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 3.0-Inch LCD and 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens What Jonah would like for my birthday, or sooner: Company website…
a spot of tea with sugar and cream
This morning, Jonah decided he would like to have a tea party with real tea. He has a tea set, which we gave to him for his 2nd birthday, because he was then obsessed with miniature teapots and ladybugs. Amazingly,…