I’m not a prankster, but I got in a few laughs today. I did the classic prank of putting a raisin in the toothpaste–Seth got a real kick out of that. And I attempted to paint this toenails last night but was unsuccessful. I put plastic bugs in the kid’s beds, but they didn’t really…
Sticker Chart
My kids are becoming huge “wanters”. It drives me crazy and it makes shopping very unpleasant. They are always begging for new toys, and if we buy a toy for a birthday party they have to have one for themself too. Well, I should say the problem is more with Stella, but the behavior is…
Local Farms
Whenever I go grocery shopping, if it’s available I buy from local farms. I like supporting them, and it always seems to me to be a little more fresh and clean. The summer is always great because farmer markets are all around–fresh produce. I was talking to my girlfriend Katie recently, and she just started…
Sugar Cookie
Stella has been begging me for the last few weeks to make sugar cookies. No particular reason. She just likes the whole process of making the dough, rolling it out, punching out the shapes, baking them, frosting and shaking sprinkles on them. So, we embarked on that journey this weekend.
Modern Age
We are finally and slowly stepping into modern technology age. Seth finally got his flat screen tv (I had to cap the size–I did not want a monster thing taking over my living room). I got to upgrade my brick-size cell phone and ordered a camera phone with mp3 capabilities. And we have DVR. Everyone…
