Category Archives: Parenting

Guest Napper #32

♦ August 31, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

As cheerful and relieved parents all over the country send their children back to school today, Naps Happen (as the official child slacker spokesblog) wants you to remember not to overschedule them. Children need time to play…sleep.  Uh.  Play while sleeping.  Wait.  That wasn’t what I was going for here! In fact, Suzanne submitted this …

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Guest Napper #31 – Sweltering Snooze

♦ August 29, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

As so many of my friends on the eastern seaboard face the day without power, I am reminded of this great guest napper shot.  Anjie tells me they didn’t have any A/C on this obviously hot day, and the entire family took a nap to escape the afternoon scorcher. Apparently, Miranda’s choice of location was …

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(shut)Eye on Irene

♦ August 26, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments

Here at Naps Happen, we’re paragons of preparedness. As a side note, Gen X’ers: Yes, yes, that IS the apothecary table from Pottery Barn. Bow down to our nineties infamy. Anyway, as I was saying, we are like SO ready for Irene.  William has been working hard.  He doesn’t want to be caught out like he …

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Seismic Sleep

♦ August 24, 2011 ♦ 6 Comments

Naps Happen is back up and running after yesterday’s terrible quake.  I’m sure you have all been on the edge of your seats, wondering if we folks near the epicenter are doing okay.  Thanks for your concerned tweets! We’re digging out here. William ran for the doorframe, but he collapsed from exhaustion in the entryway …

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