Pipecleaner Valentine’s garland on the kitchen chandelier. I got a barrel of 100 cookie cutters for $9 at Bed Bath & Beyond. I thought Jude would get a kick out of them when we play with PlayDoh, but I also wanted a variety of shapes for when I make cookies. Somebody who shall remain nameless […]

I knew it was only a matter of time before Jude started saying funny things. As the vocabulary comes together, with it comes the inevitable snafu or misunderstanding. – After staying with my parents at Christmas, Jude became very aware of coffee. My mom would get up with him every morning and they would take […]

I have always relished the unreality of the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Not quite back to normal, or business as usual — and there’s New Year’s Eve to look forward to. As a teen, I had this fantasy that someday I’d throw a fabulous black-tie NYE extravaganza. It’s yet to happen, but the […]

Last night was Jude’s second-ever Christmas program, at his mother’s day out/school. He only goes once a week, so it’s not like he has just tons of time to be there to practice for these programs, but do you think I would miss it? Absolutely not! Last year, because he was one of the littlest […]