I just found out (after a day of Radio-Silence) that Madeline L’Engle has died. I am more sad than I can say, even though I know that she has lived a long and good life.
I not only loved her time quartet, but I always really felt an affinity toward her other main female [...]
Today I said something that I never thought in a million years that I would say.
“Mommy doesn’t want to kiss the firetruck Aidan.”
This afternoon Aidan came up to me while I was writing an email and held out his finger to me.
“Kiss the finger Mommy.”
I kissed his finger without question and he said “Feel better [...]
I am starting the toilet training in earnest. Every half hour, until we go out to return the Tigger costume, we will be on the toilet. (Well, Aidan will be.) I have started with the first lesson today.
How to sit on the toilet.
Rule for Aidan:
1: Always make sure the penis is pointing down into [...]