Category Archives: Parenting
Guest Napper #137: Fractured Fairytale
“Light the oven, the witch said to Gretel…” We’re going to have roast dolls and stuffed animals today. “I’m not sure if the oven is hot enough!” Gretel replied. “Let’s take a nap for awhile and wait for it to warm up!” It looks like Ben may have been channeling one of the world’s most …
Guest Napper #136: Eating and Exercising
Tis the season when adults must not miss workouts, lest the extra helpings of pie take over the waistline. Why, just this morning, I was sweating it out. Workin’ the abs. Stretchin’ the hamstrings to work off the ham. Why did I not think of this brilliant idea, compliments of little Logan? DO THE EXERCISES …
Guest Napper #135: Properly Positioned Pinwheel
Some people have a talent for projecting an enigmatic image. He must know that the ladies are irresistibly attracted by a man of mystery…and so he is. The man who sleeps well. The man behind the seated snooze. Perhaps he is in the pinwheel protection program. Alas. We may never know his true identity. …
Guest Napper #134 – Waiting for Weather
This week, those of us in the D.C. area who aren’t petrified by the prospect of (gasp) WINTRY MIX were briefly tantalized by the possibility of the first light snow of the season. Sadly for Santa watchers, all we got was a frigid downpour – in my opinion, the worst type of gloomy weather. Nevertheless, …