We met Amy Heinz at BlogHer and I started following her on Twitter. When the conversation turned to costumes, I asked her to share her Halloween story here. Amy blogs at Using Our Words and during the ... [Read More]
Halloween lessons from *Using Our Words*
Our first happy Halloween
Finally. The convergence of low expectations and my children's age and understanding. We had a fun time over the weekend. Our first Halloween sucked. I tried to force Holden into a chili pepper ... [Read More]
I’m hosting a diaper drive. You can too.
Yes, it's time for me to put the diapers where my mouth is -- eww! -- and host my own diaper drive. This morning I dropped off a big box at my child's preschool with some signage. You could also do it ... [Read More]
Rain boots: a cautionary tale
After a few seasons of rain boots that fell apart within two weeks (I am not exaggerating, this happened to two pairs!), I decided to splurge on high quality rain boots for my son, Holden. These ... [Read More]
Sonja’s Fearless Friday: A day without diapers
Woohoo! It's our fifth Fearless Friday post, and it's from Sonja, with whom we first became acquainted when we admired her fabric alphabet collection. Last week, I took my 27-month old son to his ... [Read More]
Make a cheap-o DIY rattle
Faced with all his usual toys, Holden turned toward his cheap DIY rattle and rolled it and shook it for 2 days. Here's how to make this awe-inspiring toy: Wash and remove the label from a small ... [Read More]
