They had an “around the world” month at daycare, and at the end of the month brought home a “passport” with stamps in it from each country they visited. Liam, reading off the countries he “visited” and pointing to each stamp in turn, says this: We went to China, Germany, France, and da country wif…
Category: Jack
Spiderman Sensation
Today was a happy day of errands, as I’d anticipated. We decided to divide and conquer – The Professor taking our littlest to the grocery store, and me taking our eldest to buy school uniforms for him and pregnant-lady-swollen-feet shoes for me. Jack had had a rough night the night before – we met friends…
Sunset in Fairhope
There is going to be a picnic in the park, we’re told. Blankets spread out on the grassy bluff overlooking the bay, the Baldwin County Pops, plenty of kids. After my day at work is done, I make sesame noodles with shrimp and green onions, Pillsbury biscuits, a salad with bright orange peppers and corn…
Dolphin Party
My Baby J turned five whole years old a week ago Thursday. I started writing this post on the Friday after, but a tummy bug struck our house and I am only just now emerging – hands rubbed raw from multiple daily hand scrubbing, sheets nice and soft from being washed three times a day,…
Color
Struck by its whimsy and silliness, and eager to diversify my exercise routine with as many distractions as possible, I decided to sign up last minute for the Color Run. The Color Run is a touring affair, much like the Rock and Roll marathons I think, that takes its buckets of watery “paint” and tinted…