Category: Living

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  • More favorite children’s stories

    I began this project a couple of weeks ago to collect some people’s favorite children’s books and talk about some of the ways these stories affect us.  Check out the first post for more info! Now I’m going to highlight some of the titles that were recommended during that time. From Eston: Somebody Loves You,…

  • A little distracted

    So, we’ve been a little distracted.  On Tuesday, our son was born.  Our three year-old girl is doing great and loving her role as big sister. We just need to get used to our roles as parents of two kids. I’ll be back online soon to finish the children’s stories theme and I have much…

  • Our date

    Out on a date with my daughter. Ice cream and french fries (& chicken nuggets)!

  • Atlanta Medical Center

    The less than exquisite view from our triage room. Baby will be coming in the next few hours!

  • Children’s Stories: “Tuesday”

    [This is part four in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] One aspect of children’s picture books is that they aren’t simply words, but picture books.  An intrinsic part of the storytelling is done through pictures, images, paintings, or illustrations.  More…

  • Children’s Stories: “Duck & Goose”

    [This is part three in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] Shortly after my daughter was born, her bilirubin level spiked and we had to take her into the hospital.  Our brave girl was taken through the ER up to…

  • Children’s Stories: “Itsy Mitsy Runs Away”

    [This is part one in a series on our favorite children’s stories.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] My current favorite children’s story is Itsy Mitsy Runs Away written and illustrated by Elanna Allen.  It was just published in June, and I was drawn to it because of its imaginative cover and fanciful title.  Boy, did I…

  • Children’s Stories: “Goodnight Moon”

    [This is part one in a series on our favorite children’s stories.  Please visit the previous post for instructions!] One of the favorite early responses to Tuesday’s call for favorite children’s stories was the family favorite Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. It has a simple rhyme scheme and repetetive pattern that children enjoy as the…