Loose Leaf Notes

Planning his escape route Digging to China before lunch They all ran after the farmer’s wife who cut off their tails with a carving knife Did somebody say pot head?

Fun in the Sun Taking the Plunge Water Sport Don’t Want to Dry Off Post Note: Watch the water frisbee video HERE.

He’s methodical at unwrapping gifts and accepts that he deserves every one. He knows how to tackle any problem and gets right down to it. He’s okay with being the center of attention. He knows how to share and wait his turn. He’s in the present moment.  He doesn’t care how old he is or […]

Last week I found a neon pink strand of silly puddy stuck in my hair.  This week I have a diaper in my pocketbook.  I fill little red cardboard boxes with organic raisins, check picture books out of the library, and linger over the Tonka trucks at The Farmers Supply store. There’s a toy cell […]

A-mazed Hit and run hug  (watch HERE). Gets good gas mileage Not so much

Bryce and his big sister Kaylee came to visit on Saturday while their parents were getting Living Light massages, a February birthday gift that Joe and I gave to Dylan, Bryce’s dad. For six hours we yielded to play in every room in the house, up and down the cellar stairs, at the doll house, […]

1. Out on a Limb 2. Three in a Tree 4. Carefree 5. Wild Thing Post note: Watch what makes my heart sing clip HERE.

Uncle Josh that is, and Bryce said it more than once when his uncle was in town last week and went with me to baby-sit. After 2 ½ hours of ball tossing, motorcycle riding, raisin eating, circle drawing … guinea pig holding, wrestling, tickling, book reading and more, Bryce wore himself out enough for a […]

That should say “in three easy parts,” and in this case, our snowman turned out to be a girl. Kaylee did most of the work. She rolled the balls while I shoveled her snow for packing. I would have helped more but had my hands full with Bryce who needed help walking in the deep […]

The Big Apple The Kitchen Help (video HERE) Rock Star Wanna Dance? (video HERE.)

When Joe and I were down the mountain in Roanoke babysitting Bryce this week, we had lunch at Local Roots Café, a farm-to-table gourmet good restaurant on Grandin Road. Bryce was napping when we carried him in. He sweetly woke to find himself in a new environment where he promptly set about to wield a […]

We’re at Bryce’s house today. See HERE.