So, my first time at Build-A-Bear Workshop was unforgettable, for all the right reasons. My daughter and I shared the most special day. That day she got diamond hearts in her ears, and "Diamond Heart", the sweet Pony doll. My second time was no less memorable, as it involved a lost child and some consommé at ...
When I was teaching older kids, I used to reward my students for acts of loving kindness; little things that I would observe that would recognize these children for their good deeds and generosity towards others. Today, I would love to make an Acts of Loving Kindness Chart of my own. In one day, I experienced four ...
From my sister, on Mom's Day: She knows me. She knows me best.
So, as you well know, I've been on a little wriatus. I've taken some time off the grid, and it's been nice. Certainly, I've missed chronicling my daily moments of wonder (from the quick photo snapped of a tiny tush in even tinier skinny jeans to a 2-year-old's inventive original song lyrics to the foodshots of ...
Scenes from our little visit to our little sis: We have arrived/sister's turf/brunch/new meaning to "Bar of Soap"/a sweet little package/beautiful day in the neighborhood/Seals!/visiting an old favorite/my selection/a Barcelona flashback/The End (Not pictured: An Anderson Cooper sighting/home fries and hugs with a dear friend/millions of baby and babysister moments)
I was about to turn in for the night, when I heard the computer buzz, signaling that an email had come through. I was not going to check it. I am so glad I did. It was from my sister. In the subject line, she told me to read this to her niece. The body of the email was this: In ...
"This baby smells amazing. Do you know what she smells like? Barbie shoes. You know how they had that smell? That's what she smells like. She smells like pink." -My little sister, tonight, as she held the baby and breathed in her (deliciousintoxicatingbeautifulsoftsweetwonderfulscrumdiddlyumptious aroma)
"You know what's sad? I'm in the slow part of Summer Lovin' right now." -the baby sis
...and baby sisters. As I may have mentioned before, my sister is a summer intern at the White House. What I may not have mentioned is that she has been dating someone, a chap from somewhere overseas, and he will be returning home this week. So, just this afternoon, I got the following text from the baby sis: It read, "What if ...
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