I am pleased to report that day two was much, much better for Ane. She came out of her classroom (she was line leader) with a big smile on her face, eager to tell me all about her day. Ane says that Mrs. V. read the story of The Gingerbread Man, they made gingerbread cookies, […]

Tad has not been sleeping through the night recently. It usually starts a couple of hours after bedtime. Who knows if he’s actually gone to sleep and woken up, or if he’s just laid awake all that time. But the Webmaster and I will usually be catching up on our TV or cleaning up when […]

Tad is a sweet little guy. But he’s also a nutcase. He was being silly with me right before bedtime last night when the Webmaster, who was watching us, said, “Tad, you’re crazy.” Then a sudden inspiration hit him. “Tad! Say ‘I’m crazy!’ ” Let’s just say that Tad took it to a new level. […]

We have made a discovery in our ongoing efforts to potty train Tad. He REALLY HATES being naked. Actually, he doesn’t mind actually being naked. It’s the “needing to go and being naked” part that really makes him mad. One of our greatest frustrations has been that Tad seems to treat underwear or cloth training […]