tales from a far-land

Yesterday, when I arrived to pick up the kids at preschool, Aiden was sitting in the sandbox with his back towards me.  I quickly noticed something was a-rye.  It looked like Aiden was wearing a sports sweatband around his head.  As I approached, I figured out it was actually a bandage around his head.  I quickly turned to the teacher and inquired, "What happened?"  Madi responded for the teacher, "Aiden has a bandaid on he head."  Yes, I could see that.  The teacher explained Aiden fell on his way out the door to recess this morning and hit his head on the corner of the step walking outside.  As I said previously, this boy is crazy and has no fear.  And now that he has started to walk, he is even more fearless.  From the onset, he has always bumped his head on furniture, floors and walls.  I am not looking forward to the many trips to the emergency room I foresee in the future.  So,...

When was the last time you spent some good quality time with a toddler.  It is crazy!  In fact, to quote one of my girlfriends, who also has a 2 year old, "Toddlers are bi-polar!"  Here is a description of 3 minutes during a typical day with Madilyn.  By the way, each of these “emotions” lasts about 3 seconds.  This makes 3 minutes seem like FOREVER.  Enjoy! I want to play with Daddy’s phone. Shoes!!!   I want to put on my shoes. GET MY SHOES OFF MY FEET NOW! I want to push my brother in his swing.   Wee, wee. I want to open and close the cabinets in the kitchen. Is there anyone here with a phone I haven’t played with yet? I NEED TO PUSH SOME BUTTONS. I want to sit on the dog's head. I want to throw all the blankets in the house on my brother. OH MY GOSH, I’M STARVING. CRACKERS. BANANAS, NO CRACKERS. I want out of my chair. I want to play with the iPad. I want to go outside. No, I want to go inside. ...