How Rocket Greets a Sunday Morning
Yesterday, Rocket crept into my bed and whispered, "Daddy likes fruit bits covered in chocolate. He's going to buy them for when he gets married." Kevin's taste for chocolate covered fruit bits was news to me, as were any plans to renew our vows. "That's great, but daddy's already married...to me." "HA!" he scoffed, and

Saving Face
The other day while sitting at a restaurant, I saw Rocket drawing a face for the first time. Well,it was the first time I saw him do it, but the "calm down, crazy lady" look he gave to my jubilation showed that he probably does this at school all the time. Ever the private artist, when I said I wanted to keep his picture, he said sure, but first he wanted to finish it. He

Clean Cut Tree
Due to tight schedules, we had to cut down our Christmas tree yesterday in the rain. Normally we would have cut it down today, but when we had to move our plans up a day, I thought, "What difference does a day make, really?" Today was bright and sunny, the opposite of yesterday. It turns out, a day makes quite a difference. We liked one of the trees closest to our car, but

For the Little People on Your List
This was meant to be the subject of my Wednesday post, but I couldn't quite pull it off. In brief, here are a few great holiday gifts: *K'NEX toys, specifically their

Thankful for my Counterbalance
Feast day for the preschoolersWhen I started dating Kevin, my nonnie asked me if he was good and when I wasn't answering the question to her satisfaction, she lowered her voice and said, "Does he hit you?" For anyone who knows Kevin, this question is hilarious and it made me laugh. I didn't grow up around any form of domestic violence and Kev