My Bird is a reader. He inhales books as he inhales air, gasping for just one more as he turns the last page. At any given moment his nightstand holds a teetering pile of books, Sports Illustrated Kids from last fall that he simply cannot bear to part with, and some tattered old … [Read more...] about Raising a Reader
Bird
4th of July for Baby Bird – Wordless Wednesday
We Met Jimmy Carter
What an honor, what a privilege, what a mind trip to meet the person whom we admire so deeply. I die! While sipping margaritas in Key West many years ago, Mac Daddy and I agreed to name our firstborn child after Jimmy Carter. Somehow Carter had come up in … [Read more...] about We Met Jimmy Carter
The Last Day of School is a Welcome Change
Here are my boys on the first day of school. Deal was entering first grade, and Bird was starting third grade. They are eager, happy, excited. My boys love school and are razzed about the prospect of learning. They share an interest in learning about other cultures and … [Read more...] about The Last Day of School is a Welcome Change
Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.
When Bird was a toddler he would sleep smack in the center of his bed with his left cheek smushed into the pillow, his knees tucked under him, and his booty up in the air. He did this as an infant as soon as he could maneuver in the sleep sack. He has always been a good sleeper, … [Read more...] about Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.
Beauty by Example
When Bird was an infant I was feeling haggard and sluggish. Gone was my youthful, dewy face, along with my spry gait and sunny outlook. I was tired and fumbling and feeling like I was not equipped to be a mom. I hardly ever babysat when I was young, and had only changed … [Read more...] about Beauty by Example
Conversation
This is what Sunday morning conversations are like in my house: Deal: "I'm Hungary." Bird: "Let's go to Turkey!" Mac Daddy: "And get some Greece!" Me: Face palm. … [Read more...] about Conversation