Daisy | April 18, 2011
It seems I talk funny, and it’s rubbing off on my kid. It is good proof that instructing by example actually works. Mind you, the Bear is not always unfailingly polite because, after all, he is four. And a boy. But NOTHING is more adorable to potential babysitters than hearing him pipe up with “Excuse [...]
Daisy | March 26, 2011
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” This one seemed a particularly nice follow up to the previous post about struggling with life-in-general.
Daisy | March 24, 2011
We had a meltdown yesterday. It came after a slew of birthday festivities, both for himself and for various classmates, and hosting house guests, and then more house guests, and a doctor’s visit, and. and. and. and. All of these things (well, almost all of them) he actively embraced and enjoyed, but even [...]
Daisy | February 14, 2011
We got the little envelopes today. The ones that seal the fate of our small people. My son will not be a Raccoon* next year. He will be a Possum*. Mind you, my dear son never indicated that he particularly wanted to be a Raccoon. In fact, he seemed to assume he’d be a [...]
Daisy | February 8, 2011
This is a post to myself — a reminder of who I really am. As verified by very tiny people, who have an uncanny ability to cut through all the crap down to the core truth. It’s also a thank you to those tiny people. So, thank you, Bear’s buddy, for spotting me across the [...]
