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car overtakes car in front by jumping/driving over it.

in this order, wants to sign up for yoga classes, then guitar, then swimming and if he has time left over in his schedule maybe soccer. I can’t figure out if he’s already realized girls take yoga or if he really is still too cool to care what the other kids think. Either way, I’m […]

Magic happens when you let your cookie dough sit for 36 hours according to the New York Times. They aren’t just trying to sell newspapers, they know what they’re talking about! Read, bake and be the judge.

There are 6 layers of cake freezing in my freezer for Saturday’s party. Still deciding on a filling, but I’m pretty sure this will be frosted in fluffy white meringue frosting, because well, clouds go well with rainbows. No?

Summer around our house looks like a low budget horror movie with the red juices of summer’s bounty dripping from my countertops and children. When the cherry harvest is finished, the strawberries and beets kick in to carry us through until winter. I’ve never been a beet eater, but our CSA is seeing to it […]

My public service for the day – tips for spotting a drowning. May you never need to know this, but just in case you do.

I’d wish you a Happy Fourth of July, but we’re closer to Bastille day. So, let them eat cake then off with their heads! In recognition of the independence of our country, we spent Independence weekend in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor. (The Bro More to those in the know) Lovely hotel from the outside. […]

Kids these days. When asked to identify the lady on the Barbie dress Sylvie was wearing (Barbie, duh), Sylvie confidently insisted it was Hannah Montana. Okay. I get it. That girl is on more underwear and tshirts for the under 6 set today than Barbie. It doesn’t matter that there is no Barbie or Hannah […]

the square root of two written as a decimal.

If only to be a fly on the wall when these things get introduced on the preschool playground. If the dangers my children are avoiding in their play are any indication, the preschool playground is a heady science convention. Gone are the days of cowboys and indians. My children, instead, spend hours working together to […]