Happy Birthday, Hairmica!
Fri, 3/07/09 – 12:56 | One Comment

Much to my surprise, Big Guy was a Fourth of July-type person from the start.
His first celebration came at a local college when he was just shy of his first birthday but already walking. Walking …

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Food

Picky eaters and allergy-safe cooking — the two aren’t necessarily unrelated.

Girl Gone Wonk

From policy to politics, this rant’s for you.

News

The day’s events in a family way — unless something else amuses me.

School days

From preschool to kindergarten — so far

Simple Gifts

Inexpensive homemade gifts, creative parties and low-cost projects, for Christmas and beyond. Many are easy enough for children to help.

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‘I have a dream’
Monday, 19 Jan, 2009 – 9:47 | No Comment

Not my original work, but an important message today and every day.
I have a dream, too, Dr. King. It’s a lot like yours.
We’re all getting closer.

Video: The guys learn the daily grind
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 9:03 | No Comment
Video: The guys learn the daily grind

At first they were happy to make mud-pie “coppee” in the back yard. Then they turned to brewing it in the bathtube in old bubble bath bottles — come to think of it, that might …

How to make a jack-lantern
Monday, 6 Oct, 2008 – 8:34 | No Comment
How to make a jack-lantern

Halloween decorating tips from the experts: Big Guy and Little Guy.
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The police car from hell
Monday, 29 Sep, 2008 – 10:40 | No Comment

Shrieking sirens and flashing blue and red. Headlights that coyly open and close, as if to wink, “”you’re not going to touch me because the guys love me.” And, yes, it lived in my house.

WARNING: This video has been known to induce migraines and seizures.