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anatomy of a meltdown: the easter egg dyeing edition | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. Now i am 6. Anatomy of a meltdown: the easter egg dyeing edition. April 19, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. This morning we dyed Easter eggs with natural food dyes, made from onion skins and turmeric. It was a lovely morning. Two Saturdays in a row now we’ve been doing crafty fun things as a family. The best friend arrived after lunch for a playdate and sleepover. SO EXCITING, right? I leave the room. I return. Apple juice is all over the table. I held on. Like it was a...
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sleep | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. February 28, 2012. Bull; 3 Comments. We woke up this morning to a fully-dressed child. Read again with me. Slowly. A. Fully. Dressed. Child. A four-year-old who got up, got out of bed, shed his pajamas and “bedtime underwear.” Placed each in the proper receptacle. Opened…. Read more →. The day the bedtime routine changed. December 5, 2011. Bull; 12 Comments. Read more →. Move over Thomas, there’s a new licensed character in town. June 9, 2011. Bull; 0 Comments.
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now i am 6 | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. Category: now i am 6. What maria montessori has taught me about rainy days. December 11, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. Today, all of the Bay Area’s schools are closed because of rain, a storm that was predicted to hit us with 70-mile-an-hour winds and flooding. So, this morning we had to figure out what to do with our day. Jonah has been…. Read more →. Anatomy of a meltdown: the easter egg dyeing edition. April 19, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. April 14, 2014. Bull; 1 Comment.
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Montessori | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. What maria montessori has taught me about rainy days. December 11, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. Today, all of the Bay Area’s schools are closed because of rain, a storm that was predicted to hit us with 70-mile-an-hour winds and flooding. So, this morning we had to figure out what to do with our day. Jonah has been…. Read more →. Preschool drama update: my mind has been blown. June 15, 2010. Bull; 4 Comments. Read more →. February 18, 2010. Bull; 2 Comments. Top Posts an...
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summer camp | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. Overcoming resistance: the spring camp adventure edition. April 14, 2014. Bull; 1 Comment. Today’s story really starts yesterday. Yesterday, I had to work, so husband took son for day out of a-wandering, a-kite-flying, etc. There was a trail hike, slug discoveries, and the occasional trip-and-tumble, including a sidewalk scrape at day’s end. When…. Read more →. What jonah does at summer camp (chicka-boom). July 25, 2012. Bull; 2 Comments. Read more →. Now i am 3.
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recommendations | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. Kauai with 5-year-old: Round 4, Days 1-8. August 26, 2013. Bull; 4 Comments. In years past, I have more or less diligently blogged our biannual family tradition: Traveling to Kauai with our one child as he grows, plus grandparents and aunt. This was our fourth trip, so I thought I’d do things a…. Read more →. December 23, 2011. Bull; 1 Comment. Read more →. Oakland restaurants: my bucket list. December 13, 2011. Bull; 1 Comment. Read more →. August 24, 2011. My husb...
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calm mama – the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. What maria montessori has taught me about rainy days. December 11, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. Today, all of the Bay Area’s schools are closed because of rain, a storm that was predicted to hit us with 70-mile-an-hour winds and flooding. So, this morning we had to figure out what to do with our day. Jonah has been…. Read more →. Anatomy of a meltdown: the easter egg dyeing edition. April 19, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. This gallery contains 7 photos →. April 14, 2014. Bull;...
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strange conversations | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. Now i am 6. February 2, 2014. Bull; 2 Comments. This morning, on the way to our “Jewish” class…. Not “Hebrew School” as we are not learning hebrew, but rather a class at our synagogue of choice (Renewal, feminist, politically and socially aware, multi-cultural, all kinds of families, etc.) for parents and kindergarteners; we learn about holidays and rituals, we sing songs, read books, do crafts, and make and eat a thematically-related snack. It’s like the exci...
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milestones | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. The day the bedtime routine changed. December 5, 2011. Bull; 12 Comments. I never thought it would come. Honestly. If we were being filmed though, the foreshadowing would have been obvious to the audience months ago. Or at least weeks. Before I proceed, let me just say there are still some kinks…. Read more →. November 8, 2011. Bull; 5 Comments. Read more →. Portrait of the mother by a young artist. June 11, 2011. Bull; 5 Comments. I am honored.…. Read more →. Back ...
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overcoming resistance: the spring camp adventure edition | the calm before the stork
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The calm before the stork. Now i am 6. Now i am 6. Overcoming resistance: the spring camp adventure edition. April 14, 2014. Bull; 1 Comment. Today’s story really starts yesterday. Yesterday, I had to work, so husband took son for day out of a-wandering, a-kite-flying, etc. There was a trail hike, slug discoveries, and the occasional trip-and-tumble, including a sidewalk scrape at day’s end. This morning, Jonah says: “What happens to the part of the skin that gets scraped off? In the car, Jonah says: I t...