Hat tip to Budget Bites for the recipe.
Baxter on WordPress and Aunt Jen (Mylo)
Mama, you’re WordPress, right? (laughing) Kind of. Me and a lot of other people, honey. A lot of other people and you and Aunt Jen, right? Yes, that’s right. I wish Aunt Jen could live in our house. Because her is my so-nice Aunt Jen. And I love her. Well, she loves you a lotContinue reading “Baxter on WordPress and Aunt Jen (Mylo)”
Silence
I enjoyed this article from the On Being blog, called Silence and the Space to Be Amazed: Being silent, listening, noticing, and telling what amazes you is a metaphor for the scientific method. All hypotheses are created by noticing something weird or awesome or crazy or wrong, and wanting to figure out why. Or inContinue reading “Silence”
Grape forager
On being a parent whose childhood was not happy
This article from Emotional Geographic on The Courage of Parenting with a History of Trauma really resonated with me. As a survivor of childhood trauma myself, I’ve struggled with my knee-jerk urge to simply shut down my kids when they experience strong emotions. I recently realized that some of my happiest childhood experiences might notContinue reading “On being a parent whose childhood was not happy”
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A boy and his ear
When scientists attack
Still life with superheroes and shoes
Roses, flotsam, and jetsam
6 Baxterisms for your reading pleasure
“Would you like a Cinderella snuggle?” (About sneaking his flashlight into his room one night) “And you didn’t even see me because you were asleep. So it was like magic!” “I have ring power. I shoot rings at people.” “That is such a silly book, I want to read it every day.” “Do you wantContinue reading “6 Baxterisms for your reading pleasure”
Amelia’s new favorite outfit
We hit the thrift store this weekend and got some pretty new additions for Amelia’s back to school wardrobe. She’s so pleased with herself that I couldn’t get a shot of her standing still. 🙂