Well, Z is grounded.  Here is how it started: Z was sitting at the counter playing with some play money.  I innocently said, “Oh, where did you get that?”.  Z then got quiet, and I saw the look that told me in no uncertain terms that he should not have that money.  I waited.  He [...]

Yesterday I took the kids to have their pictures taken.  As has been the case EVERY time that I have done this, it was a nightmare!!  My main purpose in taking the pictures was to get some good “1 year” pictures of K.  Well, she is right in the middle of the stranger anxiety stage, [...]

Well, we have continued with the choice to ignore the stutter, and it is definitely improving.  Still there, for sure, but not as bad as it was.  That is a relief. I still went through days of torturing myself trying to figure out what had brought this on overnight.  I decided to have a serious [...]

So, our newest parental worry around here is about Z.  At almost 5 1/2, he has acquired a stutter. It all began after he saw an Arthur episode about stuttering, and told me that he thought it sounded, “cool”.  He began stuttering in a way that seemed intentional.  He would stop when we told him [...]

So yes, we kicked off K’s birthday with a call to poison control.  In the 12 seconds it took me to take a box of cereal out of the pantry, she managed to get a bottle of furniture polish, and when I turned around she had it covering her arms, legs, and mouth.  Ahh! I [...]