My daughter really likes me to read outloud to her. Earlier this week, she said, “Mom, when you stop reading it hurts my tummy. When you start reading again, my tummy feels better. Its just the way my body is.”
I am flattered that she likes the sound of my voice, though I’m not really that worried about her [...]
Each weekday morning, events happen in sequence.
As my daughter and I approach the train bridge just before her school, we hear a rumbling in the distance, signifying that the 7:32 is on the way.
As we cross the bridge and look down Webster Ave, we see the attractive young couple waiting for the 91 bus, which is [...]
Mary’s comment got me thinking. Here’s a photo of Rada in her school uniform. It was taken on the first day of kindergarten last September. Rada looks to me a little too enthused about it all: possibly intending to take the class by storm or scale school walls with her bare hands.
But she looks awful cute, too!
(Note [...]
My daughter is unpredictable in her moods.
Some mornings she jumps out of bed, alert, interested, and happy to start the day. She’ll contentedly eat her fruit and cereal, calmly reading a book while I take a shower, and then will help me put on her school uniform.
Other days she’ll be totally unreasonable. Like the day she [...]
Salt and pepper balanced on top of 10 magic markers, which are balanced on top of cinnamon, which is sitting on top of paprika.
Where does she get these ideas?
Isn’t it gorgeous?!
One wears the helmet at all times – even indoors – in order to be ready to jump on trusty steed at moment’s notice.
When Nora York sings “What I want”, I just want to run out in the street and sing along.
(…you have to sit through 30 seconds of car commercial before you get to her song)
My daughter and I went to the children’s museum yesterday. It was one of a series of outings that have just been my daughter and me. Six months ago she was bored with my company, now she seems to crave it. I am flattered.
I believe it is partly because she doesn’t have to be ‘on’ [...]