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 →
Thirty Days Worth of Thoughts
The kids and I have been on the road for 30 days now, and so I thought you might like to hear some of my wandering thoughts on the subject. We've driven 1,300 miles Stayed in 5 different homes In 3 different states Visiting a total of 31 friends and family members so far We're... Continue Reading →
Pool Peace
To whom it may concern: you can send my Nobel Peace Prize in the mail. Why should I qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize, you ask? Oh, no big deal. It's just that I took all 4 kids to the pool the other day- unassisted- and actually sat still for TWENTY-ONE minutes. Yes, I counted. And... 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 →
Summer Love
I took the kids to the pool last night, where Two-and-a-half-year-old-Caramia-who-can't-swim thought she would tackle this. It was closed, but that of course didn't stop her. She scooted under the rope and ran up the stairs with the life-guard hot on her heels. She gave a cute smile and the life-guard gave her a green... 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 →
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