We are working our way through some of the Pre-school basics to see where Z got off track, and to help E get used to Dorchester prep. On the one hand, Z can explain in great detail the different habitats of the many animals she is fascinated by, and on the other, she stops at [...]
Not really a recipe needed here. The girls were frozen after an afternoon at the playground and Elena announced that hot chocolate and chocolate chip banana bread would keep her warm all over.
We ran out of marshmallows so I punted and used a scoop of frozen cool whip (why have I not tried [...]
Cold outside and girls are doing that thing where they wander the house and troll for something new to do. “can we do a project, please” is usually music to my ears, but I’m running low on energy and creative ideas today. Hrmmm, ok let’s see what we have.
The girls first thought they’d make little [...]
Spring and summer healthy eating is almost a default position. I have to go out of my way to avoid fresh veggies, fruit, salads and with the heat we eat lighter without even thinking about it.
But winter (3/4 of the year here in Chicago) is my downfall. Heavy cream soups, hearty stews, and [...]
Living in Chicago with young children means piles of, fairly expensive, boots and shoes for every season. When you multiply that times two Wee Kahunas and add in the reality that the minute you by children’s shoes they start to outgrow them you get the bonus answer of never having what you need and blowing [...]
The Wee Kahunas are starting their mixed preschool/kindergarten curriculum this coming week. This is a self paced set of skill building and learning through play that we’ve curled together from two different online sources and a dozen books. I’m sure this program will evolve as we actually use it, but if the girls reaction to [...]
Some days we have lots of great ingredients and I have no idea what to do with them. The girls wanted pizza and I really really did not. I love pizza, but I’m doing almost anything I can to be smarter about cholesterol and other less healthy foods, and cheese covered seems the wrong [...]
Jordan took over the kitchen and backyard grill tonight. (Have I mentioned that I’m the luckiest mother in the whole world?) grilling in the winter time is one of my favorite things. It’s further proof that I’m a bad person, because I won’t do it, I make Jordan or Mark go back and [...]
Each season change I’ve been trying to find new ways to get the girls to see beyond just noticing the temperature difference and to start anticipating the changes that will come. We have really large windows in the front of our house on each floor so I’ve taken to letting the girls use them [...]
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