Caramia's world started expanding last month when she discovered lipstick and heels with the help of friends we were visiting. Caramia's world started exploding when she discovered she has built-in sonar for said items. Like the other day when we found her hidden in Mimi's room with Mimi's lipstick, now reduced to a nub from all... Continue Reading →
Confessions from the Road
1. I count the chlorinated swimming pool as a bath. 2. I use food as bribery (i.e. "if you do a good job cleaning up, I'll give you a cookie." "If you go to bed without fussing, I'll give you a gummy worm". 3. I forget to brush their gummy-worm coated teeth. A... Continue Reading →
Pool Rules
Somewhere along the road (1,000 miles in so far) going to the pool has become synonymous with free-for-all snacking. It looks like this: we arrive at a pool at 10 am, they swim for 5 minutes and then declare their hunger with ever-increasing urgency (complete with Mia frantically rubbing her belly) until I am so... Continue Reading →
N.A.P.- Not As Planned
One of my favorite scenes from The Chronicles of Narnia is when Aslan creates sleep in order to give the creatures a break from themselves. I am reminded of this often as the children (or I) stumble around as an emotional and physical train wreck. So every day at precisely the same time, I cheerily... Continue Reading →
Just Checking In
New schedule, new settings, one less parent (the one who has the deeper, firmer voice and is all-protecting in their eyes) can only mean one thing: stress for little people. We've been on the road just about 2 weeks now and a dear friend and mentor has encouraged me to check in with the kids.... Continue Reading →
Ten Tips for Traveling with Toddlers
Among other things, Micah and I want to invent what we're calling the Limo Window for Minivans (the title is a work-in-progress.) It's pretty much this: kids are melting down, so you press a button and a soundproof window rolls up, thus allowing you to monitor your children's behavior without having to actually hear it.... Continue Reading →
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