April 2007

Book Review: Blue Shoes and Happiness

April 30, 2007

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith is the seventh book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I’ve been working my way through this series in the years since Wyatt was born, binging on all of the books that had been released at first and then picking up each successive novel as [...]

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Wyatt’s Special Distraction Book

April 27, 2007

Before our trip to the OC, I was pretty nervous about how Wyatt would handle Disneyland. I was concerned that it would be overwhelming for him, but I was also nervous about how he would handle waiting in line for rides. So one day when I was looking at the piles of scrapbooking stuff all [...]

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A Conversation at the Grownup Table, as Imagined at the Kids’ Table

April 26, 2007

A Conversation at the Grownup Table, as Imagined at the Kids’ Table GRANDMOTHER: Did you see the politics? It made me angry. DAD: Me, too. When it was over, I had sex. UNCLE: I’m having sex right now. DAD: We all are.

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The Best Kids’ Movies and Shows for 2-Year-Olds and Their Parents

April 26, 2007

As a liberal, Berkeley attachment-parenting type, I’m loathe to admit this, but my son watches TV pretty much every day. Of course, when I say “TV”, I’m using the term pretty loosely. When you don’t have a television, it’s pretty hard to watch TV proper. Instead, Wyatt watches DVDs and an occasional download on my [...]

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Cars

April 25, 2007

As the parent of a two-year-old, I inevitably end up watching some DVD’s over and over again. Sometimes, this is torture — when Wyatt is on a Dora the Explorer kick, for example. Other times it’s tolerable – Bear in the Big Blue House, Thomas and Friends. And then there are times when I look [...]

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Thomas Track Layout #3: New Knapford Bridge

April 11, 2007

New Knapford bridge, originally uploaded by Wendy Copley. Easter morning layout with Wyatt’s new Knapford covered bridge. The Easter bunny got this at Michael’s with a 40% off coupon. That’s the best way to get Thomas stuff because then it’s actually affordable.