The Longest Shortest Time

Green Monster in the Grass

Working through the snow day to make tomorrow night’s episode happen. In the meantime, a BIG GREEN MONSTER IN THE GRASS. (Her dream last night.) In our Parenting Hacks hangout, Alyson talked about how monsters = Mommy + Daddy at their angriest OR your child’s developing inner monster. What do YOUR kids’ monsters look like? […]

Drawing Obsession: Death

She finally asks me the question I have been dreading most.

Drawing Obsession: Spaghetti in Windows

Her obsession with H’s, and what they have become. What does YOUR kid draw obsessively?

We Can’t Stop: Watercolor Markers Edition

Art time is usually a respite in our house. A time when Sasha is happily concentrating, and not screaming. Unless, of course, the supplies are not working like they should. Take, for example, dry markers. I’m finding that most markers get dull and dry much more quickly that I’d like them to. I asked my […]

Drawing Obsession: Flushing

She gives in to underpants. And learns to float!

Drawing Obsession: Covering Up

I attempt to uncover her covering up.

No Lions, Etc., Allowed in This Room!

Recently my mom has been bringing over boxes filled with stuff from my childhood bedroom. Stuff like this: I look at things like my first pair of shoes and I wonder, Do I want these? Does a person hang on to her own baby shoes? Or are they the sorts of things that a mother […]

Leg Book: The Conclusion

As promised, here is a look at the final pages of the book Sasha and I made about her broken leg and the lengthy healing process. If you are new to the blog, here are posts to the beginning and middle. As you can see, Sasha grew less interested in drawing in the book after […]