Category Archives: Parenting

Guest Nappers #10 and #11

Ohhhh, do I have a great (super great) Friday surprise for you all. You’ve seen solo naps. You’ve seen tandem naps.  But a tandem twin nap?  That is only possible thanks to the generous contribution of my friends Christy and Dave, who have identical twin boys (plus another boy…they deserve their own tandem naps. Stat.). As …

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Over It, Already!

When even the littlest ones get ho-hum about the snowy weather, it’s time to start thinking about spring. We don’t even live in a really snowy climate, and my youngest is already unimpressed by this wintry blast we’ve all experienced.  Luckily, warmer temps are right around the corner…because I’m not sure how long he can …

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Snoozing Sweethearts

Most people find Valentine’s Day is less about the dream and more about the reality…which in this case happens to be a dream, but let’s not confuse matters.  If this picture shows what usually happens between you and your significant other, there might be a problem. May your V-Day be at very least inoffensive.   …

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Sunny Side of the Sleep

I won’t claim this nap to be bizarre.  After all, which one of us has not sought out the lone sunbeam sometime as a child? I remember lying down in a sunbeam in my brother’s room once when we lived in Nebraska and reading most of  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader before falling asleep there…circa …

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