We’re not really birthday people. That is, we have no objection to them, and we like to see our friends, but that’s about all the fuss we make. So for...
Family and Friends
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If I Could Turn Back Time
. . . I’d have done more cooking a few months ago, when Baguette was willing to actually GO TO BED. Mr. Sandwich gets home from work at 5, and...
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So, Where Were You?
For a year, that’s how every conversation started. Every conversation. I rarely ask or have occasion to answer it now. But today, it seems, we all do. Ten years ago,...
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In The Good Old Summertime
Yesterday, Meagan Francis of The Happiest Mom wrote about making the most of the remaining summer days. My thought at the time was that because Baguette isn’t in school, and...
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I Am Somebody
When I was young, I would see commercials for RIF: Reading Is Fundamental. The ad showed a bookmobile arriving in a neighborhood, and a child (I think a boy, but...
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Bedtime for Baguette
When? Later than we’d like. How? Much, much harder than we’d like. This little girl does not like to sleep. Also, she’s started to climb, and she’s very strong. Recently,...
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“I Think She’s Just Being a Weird Baby Today”
Baguette’s Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit this weekend. They live out of town, and it’s been about four months since she’s seen them. That’s a quarter of her...
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Mom-to-Mom (or Dad): Questions that Need Answers
Here are some things I’m wondering. Yes, I could look them up in books, and I’m doing that, but I’m interested in hearing about real-world parenting. 1) At what age...
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Baby Talk
Lt. Weinberg: You’ve heard her. My daughter said a word. She said, “Pa.” Kaffee: She was pointing to a mailbox, Sam. Lt. Weinberg: That’s right. She pointed to the mailbox...
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My Favorite Sandwich
In a sitcom, this reveal would come in the series finale. And it would probably be a disappointment to many viewers, because of course the earlier episodes would have featured...