Author Archives: Naps Happen
Guest Napper #39
This picture Anne Marie sent me of her son John pretty much summarizes how I’m feeling as we drag our tuschies across the finish line to the weekend. Why do we all do this to ourselves? Why do we put ourselves voluntarily on the unrelenting exersaucer of life? Surrounded by so many buttons, devices, …
Guest Napper #38
I feel a little sorry for this poor starving baby, who is trying to eat her own toes. See – even the effort of reaching those delectable toes turned out to be too much for her. She slipped into a deep sleep and mom Bree found her here like this. Hungry or not, I think …
Dire Dreams
127 hours…of napping? The boy is lucky I found him like this. He is old enough to know that when he plans hiking in the family room by himself, he should tell someone where he is going. As you can see by this photo, he took a nasty spill trying to bridge the couch and …
Guest Napper #37
Elizabeth’s daughter Pippa is clearly worn-out by the school year already. Well, perhaps she doesn’t attend school…but she’s reading ahead. The sad thing is, this is exactly why I (an English teacher!) have read about two books in the past year. I sit down with the book and a rare moment of silence and the …