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Too many bed buddies?

And yes, I did move the big one off his face after I took the picture. George actually thought he had to point that out to me. C’mon, who’s the paranoid one in this parenting unit? I’m the winner by a mile.

Learning Lunch Bags

Did you ever think that brown paper lunch bags could be improved somehow? I mean, all that space just gone to waste. Learning Lunch has taken on that challenge and created Learning Lunch Bags, paper lunch bags printed with grade-specific questions in five subjects. Now maybe I think this is a great product only because [...]

Seriously, what were they thinking?

Dawn rants about a commercial that should never have been aired, although probably not for any of the reasons you would assume.

Too cute

I just went in and tucked Lawrence in. After I put his diapie (blankie) next to him, he mumbled in his sleep, “I love you.”

Well, he’d have the playground equipment all to himself

Lawrence asked me this morning if he was going to school. I told him, “No, honey, it’s the weekend. No one goes to school.” He thought a minute, then said, “Well, it could be just Rosalinda (his teacher) and me.”

Warning – you can only appreciate my excitement if you’re a parent

Yes, yes, yes! Finally, we seem to have turned a corner in potty-training. Lawrence matter-of-factly told me after dinner that he had to poop in the potty. He headed into the bathroom, took off his pants and diaper, sat there and read for a little while, and then pooped! We didn’t have to coax or [...]