Jonah has a computer that his friend Vida made for him at preschool. Just now, as I was sneaking a peak at Facebook (oh no, I never ever check email or social media during our playtime because I am a…
Category: trains
there once was a train named…
We’re driving in the car on the way to the gym. Jonah says, “Mama, tell me a story.” I turn the radio off and begin: Once upon a time, there was a… Train! says Jonah. Once upon a time there…
joy, pain, sunshine, (no) rain
Again with the weeks between posts. What is going on??? Excuse, the first: I’ve been working. As a professional writer/editor, I find that my blogging mojo gets zapped when I am using my powers for good in other areas. Been…
guest post: did your dad make that for you? – by jonah’s dad
It’s husband of Julie/father of Jonah, Scott, writing today. Julie asked me to fill you in on Jonah’s Halloween costume this year, and I’m happy to oblige because I’m so freaking proud of this thing, frankly, I’m surprised the Letterman…
a surprisingly good day (galactic tantrums included)
Motherhood has not been easy for me. There’s a long list of things I feel guilty about, and he’s only almost 3. I am particularly aghast at his twice-a-day “syrup milk” habit – milk mixed with maple syrup. He calls…
16 eggs and my heart
Mavis’ secret love nest has been found. I should explain that a while back, we had been experiencing Mavis’ disappearances, growing to 24 hours at a time, just before we installed the girls in their new coop – a larger…
day out with thomas
Thomas the Tank Engine takes time out from his busy schedule as a Very Useful Engine on the Island of Sodor in order to travel around the United States and pull wagons full of adoring fans at various steam train…
sticker-palooza
So, the benefit of having a child who is “adaptable” and “distractible” (according to at least one expert, and to a book I’d read with a questionnaire) is that one can pretty much just stop talking about charts and prizes…