Tad woke up at 7:30 am yesterday morning – highly unusual for him. The Munchkin is generally my early riser, and then she has to wait until her brother wakes up. The strange part was that his wake-up cry turned into a full-blown wail very quickly. It wasn’t a “Mommy, come get me” cry, it […]

Fellow blogger (and fellow Deanna!) Domestic Chicky did this meme on Monday, and it looked so good that I decided to give it a try, too… 1. One book that changed your life: Other than the Bible, I would have to say Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts by Les and Leslie Parrott. The Webmaster […]

The five-sticker system for our potty training is going pretty well. And the Munchkin’s control (thanks to Elmo) is rapidly improving. I was hoping that she would be fully potty-trained by the end of the summer, but I am very confident that she will achieve full potty control by her third birthday. To recap: the […]

I have known for a long time the powerful pull that Elmo has over the Munchkin. She always pays rapt attention whenever the “Elmo’s World” segment of Sesame Street comes on, and nearly always comes running to tell me about what it is – or to ask for something. “Mommy, I have skin!” “Mommy, I […]