3 Ginger Snaps

Great time at the cottage. Feeling tremendously fortunate. 1 & 2. Morning fishing trip3 & 4. Afternoon reading marathon with grandma. Whole book in a single sitting – minus one location change. 5. Giant cecropia moth on our front screen on Friday morning to start us off on the right foot. 6. Bagels, cream cheese,…… Continue reading Father’s Day weekend

I’m all for reading to my kids – and it happens nearly every night – except for Fridays – which is movie night. I know all the bad habits of the Bernstein bears and I can get through the lady with alligator purse with my eyes closed and fancy Nancy’s extensive vocabulary is part of…… Continue reading Guest readers

Charlotte is a reluctant reader and not very motivated to get better. She's moved leaps and bounds this year at school – especially considering she has made the transition from French immersion – but she hasn't really caught the bug yet. Tonight she offered to read to the little sisters while they were in the…… Continue reading This is me, learning to stay out of it

Came home tonight to find I had been displaced. Again.

7.5 years. And counting. Tonight when I put her to her, all she wanted to do was stare out the window and talk. About anything. When I asked her what she was looking at, all she could tell me was “trees”. Seems like a pretty nice view to go to sleep to. She has one…… Continue reading Happy half birthday, Charlotte.

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//www.youtube.com/get_playerTook this video in March 2014.

You'd think that with a pair of boots and a pair of feet, she would have a 50/50 chance of getting her shoes on the feet – but Ruby defies the odds – and she has done since the very beginning.