Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Snow day! Everything was canceled for our half-inch of snow. Last night Isaac said, “if there’s snow, I want to play with my diggers.” This morning, he was delighted. “Where did all that snow come from? It’s wet?Why is it snow?” We bundled up and out we went. We played with the neighbors, we pushed…
This is us. But then I read this: “You know how the mere aroma of a rich French roast seems to wake you up on a sluggish morning? Turns out that whiff can help minimize the effects of too little sleep on your body. Researchers found that when stressed-out, sleep-deprived rats simply smelled coffee, it triggered gene activity…
This post was about potting training last winter. We made a Training Chart, where every two hours, if his pants were dry, he got a train sticker for his chart. He also got a Starburst whenever he’d use the toilet. The train sticker chart motivated him for about two days. What ultimately worked was flipping…
I discovered: 1. New neighbors moved in across the street, 2. Their three-month-old daughter is four days older than Eloise, and 3. The mom likes tea! So I promptly invited them over for tea time. As expected, the girls had lots to babble about. Sara brought Teavana Zanzibar Ginger Coconut rooibos tea, which inspired the…
Isaac is missing his daddy (and isn’t he handsome?? Chris sent me these pictures the ship PAO took) If Chris had shipped out after having watch every three days, Isaac could have taken it in stride. But after having Chris home and relaxed and fun for two weeks, Isaac is really missing him. He cries…
Chris is out to sea somewhere and the kids and I are doing our best to stay busy. And by ‘stay busy’ I mean ‘entertain ourselves at home.’ We’re pretty good at it. I need to wear glasses a lot more, it turns out, so the kids helped me pick some out. Then we built…
Here’s what I liked about January in Japan: illuminations. They’d open in November or December and continue through the New Year, often until mid- to late-January, when New Year celebrations conclude. So when I saw that the Bruce Munro exhibit “Light” was open at Norfolk’s Hermitage Museum through January 10, I thought it would be…
