Tad’s potty chart has 21 boxes on its grid. Every time he uses the potty here at home, he gets a sticker. Two for number two (ha ha). He’s filled out two charts so far. When the chart is finished, he turns them in for a prize of some kind. This has helped us get […]

One of the hardest things I will probably ever do is teach the kids how to read. Fortunately (for me), Tad’s not ready for that yet – though he can recognize all the letters of the alphabet with about 95% accuracy (sometimes he doesn’t pay attention between O and Q, for example, but that’s pretty […]

Tad’s spring break officially starts today. It is now imperative that the Webmaster and I find things for him to do and keep him talking until he goes back to school. During our hour-long wait to pick up Ane from school after Tad got out yesterday, we decided to go to Yakima Fruit Market (which […]

We made a trip to Costco yesterday. The cupboards (and freezer) were bare. The receipt was long. Ouch. Tad was riding in the cart (even though he hates it – but I just can’t chase him around Costco), and Ane was walking. We had struck a deal for good behavior – she behaved and stayed […]