Friday 5: September 26, 2014

Thoughts from my week (or two): 1) I’m a little concerned about the nature of Baguette’s relationship with Bert from Sesame Street. She keeps kissing him and then feeding him to her dragon. 2) While I think she has a… Read moreFriday 5: September 26, 2014

Alphabet: L

For the past couple of weeks, Baguette’s teacher has had us send in things that begin with a particular letter. This week, it’s L. So we assembled some items and helped her identify them, and then dropped them off. What… Read moreAlphabet: L

Persistence Cooking

Baguette has a cold, which makes her both snuggly and querulous, sometimes in the same moment. Which means that it’s not necessarily easy to cook. But since I’m making an effort to use what I have, I’m soldiering on (not… Read morePersistence Cooking

It’s Friday, Right?

I feel like this week has gone on for about a year. Monday was a holiday, and so being us, we went snowshoeing. Baguette loves the snow, but we dramatically underestimated how quickly a not-quite-three-year-old can get wet and cold…. Read moreIt’s Friday, Right?

TV and Me

Joanna Goddard (of A Cup of Jo) and her husband gave up TV for a week. It sounds like they had a great week. I’m a big fan of TV in moderation. Personally, I can go all day and barely… Read moreTV and Me

A Few Things Baguette Is Saying These Days

“Alicious! Mmmm!” (With a smile, often just after throwing the alicious food on the floor) “Daddy Elmo I play drums.” (Followed by drumming. I am unsure about how to punctuate this. Is she telling Daddy and Elmo? Is she telling… Read moreA Few Things Baguette Is Saying These Days

5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around

Leafy branch pendant at Etsy. It’s taken me a long time to figure out what style of jewelry I like. This is really pretty and fits into the collection I don’t have. Pride & Prejudice for Babies at Babble.com Because… Read more5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around

“Mine!”

Baguette has started to get possessive. I know this is a normal stage, and we work on reminding her about sharing (since she was a tiny baby, she’s been good about “trading”–although for the past six months or so, she’s… Read more“Mine!”

A Nerd, On Sesame Street

On the “Journey to Ernie” segments: Mr. Sandwich: Oh, my God–Ernie is Dr. Who! He’s psychotic, and he’s a master of space and time! I love this guy so awesomely much. Photo by xdianicx, via Flickr.