Erin and Adrian were invited to a bowling birthday party this weekend. They had never been bowling before. When I was Erin’s age, my father would take me bowling. It was one of the few regular activities I can remember him being present for. During those early years, the army years, he was away a…
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All The Halloween Princesses
I went to Adrian’s costume parade on Tuesday, the day before Halloween. He wanted to be dressed up as Thomas the Tank Engine. When Emily took him to the store to pick out a costume, as the tale goes, he never hesitated, and went straight for Thomas. There are, roughly, an even number of boys…
My Baby Can Read!
Erin read Green Eggs and Ham to me tonight. Right to me. She read it all. I lay on the bed with her as she puzzled out the sounds. “G…got? Is it long-o or short-o? I think it’s long-o. Goat.” “Why is the ‘O’ long?” I asked her. “Because there’s an ‘A’ next to it,”…