Our three-and-a-half year old daughters have been enjoying learning letters here and there, but we're not in a hurry for them to master the alphabet. So, it's been fun watching them take it one step at a time, at their own pace. It was especially fun this weekend watching them take a big leap forward.

Dinah was very proud of a drawing she created, so she hung it on the refrigerator. She liked it so much that she decided… Read More

My daughters are in the last stages of potty-training, and it's taking forever!

They are poop-resistant and hold their poops with remarkable focus and determination, admirable qualities in many other settings, but NOT with potty-training, at least as far as I'm concerned.

My husband and I feel a determination and a focus equal to our daughters about them not holding their poop. We know that both of our girls are more than capable of pooping on the potty… Read More

"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order." ~ Carl Jung.

I discovered these words in one of my daily e-mails from Real Simple magazine. I usually don't like daily inspirational quotes, but the Real Simple e-mail delivers some nice gems mixed in with all the usual sappy quotes.

This quote gets me thinking on this beautiful Sunday morning. I'm enjoying the gift of Momma's Weekly Writing Time at a local cafe in… Read More

Georgia ( SB 123) and New Hampshire ( SB 78) are two states that are currently considering legislation to make it possible for parents to have a say as to whether their twin and multiple children should be in the same classrooms. Minnesota and other states already have laws like these ones, and other states are also considering similar legislation.

As a teacher, I've taught a number of sets of twins. Usually I've had them in separate… Read More

I don't usually buy myself birthday presents, but this year I turned 40, and I decided to treat myself.

A good friend has been making lovely felted handbags, and I commissioned her to make me one. Not only are the colors and the yarns gorgeous, but she adds all these other beautiful touches that make the bags treasures.

One thing she does is to incorporate vintage jewelry into the decoration. I brought in a few things that used… Read More

Not being much of a Legoist myself when I was little, at first I didn't get the importance of these large building plates for playing with our nice little collection of Duplos.

For the uninitiated, Duplos are the toddler-sized version of Legos (another time I'll write about my Duplo-collecting tips).

The whole family has had fun playing with the Duplos. My husband ( just like with Play-Doh) can make anything he imagines out of… Read More