Where do I find "hot date" in the card catalog?
Mama and I are about to walk out the door on a hot date, thanks to Grammy, who's looking after the kids while we're out.We did finally remember what to wear on a hot date--anything that's not stained. And we remembered where to eat on a hot date--anything other than mac and cheese. But we're trying to remember where to go and what to do on a hot date.Does going to the library to revel in the silence and take a nap count as a hot date?

Coloring. [Flickr]
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Handing over our jewel
It's always different for the second child, as my first roomie will gladly tell you.3B didn't know the TV turned on until he turned two, but his sister now has her favorites on Dancing with the Stars, Top Chef and Project Runway. (Also, after watching The Office, she's already planning a career as a field biologist.)3B stayed at home, comfy and cozy, until he and the weather were in the right mood for a walk through the park, but his sister has been dragged hither, thither and yon for school dropoffs and pickups, grocery shopping, playdates, and so forth.3B was cared for only by family members until he tu

Bouncing around the room
If you're wondering why I don't write more in the evenings, or haven't gotten back to your email about that thing, or why I consider riding my bike nine miles to work one of the easiest parts of my day, here's your answer...(note that I didn't add any music, so you could hear 3B's joke, but if you want some music, I suggest that at the same time you play the video below, you also start this video)

Our baby Einstein
Last night I was bathing 3B and he was playing with his myriad bath toys when I heard him say, "First we need a hypothesis."I sat up and watched what he was doing: balancing a shampoo bottle upside down on the edge of the tub.As he set it up, he asked, "Do you think it will fall--yes or no?"After the bottle toppled into the tub, I asked him if his hypothesis was proved true or false. "True--the bottle fell down."All the credit for his smarts go, of course, to Mama, who's not only the brains of this outfit, but the one who's at home with him all day.I couldn't be more proud or happy. At this rate, next spring he'll not only be able