What a busy weekend! On Friday, Steve defended his master’s project and got the final word that he will graduate. Hurrah! Mom and Dad arrived late Thursday night, here for the weekend to celebrate Ben’s 4th birthday. We had a big party for Ben on Sunday, complete with a really cool cake (thanks to my […]
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Best Shot Monday
Posted in Ben, Photography on Jul 2nd, 2007
A week ago, we went to visit some relatives who own a farm in Iowa. Ben was enchanted with this tractor lawn ornament (the wheels spin when the wind blows and the whole thing turns based on the direction of the wind). Click on the picture to visit flickr and see more photos from our […]
Yesterday, we continued in our effort to potty train Ben. The method? I let him play outside – naked. [Don’t worry, he was in the back yard and our house is very wide and he either plays at the very back (we have a deep lot) or right up behind the house, so I doubt […]
Yesterday was a bad day. I hardly got anything done, and what I did attempt to do, I did incorrectly, so I might as well have not even bothered. Ugh! I like those discipline books I talked about the other day. They have some really good techniques that truly are effective. But the one thing […]
This morning I came across this post over at Kerflop which sent me over to this excellent post about honoring your children and teaching them to work. I must confess, I fall into the category of mother’s who do everything themselves because it is so much easier, even though Ben is obsessed with helping. Yes, […]
Ben sitting on his potty, singing, Tinkle, tinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are.