There’s never a good time to say goodbye to your pet, and we miss Butch very much. Baguette talks about him and Sundance and Wicket all the time, and our...
Parenting
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Happy Halloween 2019 – and Hello, November!
To be honest, we never know what Halloween is going to bring. We’ve seen enough variation to know that the best approach is to let Baguette set the pace. Some...
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BookTalk: Bedtime Reading
A year and a couple of weeks ago, we started reading chapter books at bedtime. We all curl up in Baguette’s bed and read the next installment of the current...
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A Day in the Life
Here’s a thing to know as you’re picturing this: Baguette needs me to sleep with her. We are working on it. But it is hard, because I am tired. 04:30...
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Your Own Oxygen Mask
You know the maxim. Put your own mask on first. Often, though, that’s easier said than done. Because the other mask is needed so urgently, and so persistently, that it’s...
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Chores
We’ve added something to our weekends. Weekdays are too tight—and too demanding—for me to ask Baguette to do daily chores. But weekends? On weekends we’ve got all day. We can...
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Unexpected Milestone
It’s been a while since we went to a carnival, even though one sets up in the park near us each year. Maybe more than once a year? I don’t...
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Little Victories
Baguette is a picky eater. No, pickier than that. Her main food source is macaroni and cheese. Even then, she’s picky about consistency and texture. The need to provide portions...
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Adjusting Expectations: Travel Edition
So I’ve been listening to podcasts for a while now, and one of my favorites is The Mom Hour with Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers. Each week they have a...
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Happy Easter
A lot of things are changing. I want to write about all of them, but I don’t have the time, energy, or focus. Here’s one: For the past several years,...