For the past 7 years, I have attended the Maryland Renaissance Festival, but it did not seem like a tradition that was going to continue after the move to Vermont. Little did I realize just how much I wanted to go. The real reason behind the trip south after the recital, through the circus and […]
Category Archives: Ruby
Ruby’s Thoughts on School
Yesterday was Ruby’s first official day at pre-school. She was excited; I was sad. It went well. She was only there for three and a half hours, and it was only her first day, but I was eager to get her impressions. Here is what I got out of her. Me: Ruby, did you make […]
To Ruby On Her First Day Of School
Ruby, today is your first day of school. By now, I will have already dropped you off in your new school outfit that we picked out, and you will be meeting new people and making your way in the world under the guidance of someone other than me. Partially your teacher, but mostly yourself. Although […]
Ruby’s Epilepsy
When one writes a blog, one must expect to reveal a certain amount of personal information in it, especially when one is writing a blog that is, at least partly, about parenting. I have had no trouble at all writing plenty of embarrassing stories about myself and my children. I try not to embarrass my […]
Ruby’s Quotes of the Day
My four-year-old says a lot of funny things. So many, in fact, that I started a semi-regular facebook status update series entitled “Ruby Quote of the Day,” which is very popular amongst my friends and family. A few of my favorites are “I just bounced this ball so high it went up to God’s chest!” […]
Explaining to Your Children Where Meat Comes From
The other day, Ruby asked me what meat was. This was a fair question, as we were eating it at the time, and I explained to her that meat comes from animals, just like vegetables come from plants, and that life must consume other life in order to survive. Plants consume nutrients from the soil […]
Cookies S01E02 – Peanut Butter
Back by popular demand, here is the second episode of Ruby’s cooking show “Cookies.” This time with guest appearances by Bear and Edward! Enjoy! And in case you missed episode one, you can watch it here.
Don’t Give the Girl a Microphone
It has finally occurred to me why parents embarrass their children so much during the teenage years. It is payback for what the parents have to go through during the precocious pre-school years. This was never more clear to me than on this past Sunday morning, when the pastor made the rookie mistake of giving […]
Getting To Know Your Beaver
We recently discovered something very exciting at our house! We are sharing our property with a beaver. This is a fairly recent beaver, as I am fairly certain it was not here when we moved in. Or maybe it was hibernating. Do beavers hibernate? I don’t know, ask Ruby. She knows a lot more about […]
Naughtiness Is Its Own Reward
I don’t know if I would mind all the naughtiness around here if the children didn’t seem to take such pleasure in it. It seems they can’t do anything bad without a giant grin on their faces. On the other hand, maybe that joy is what makes the naughtiness tolerable. Sure they’re being horrid, but […]