A Mindful Life

Claire moves steadily from toddlerhood toward childhood. Yesterday in the bath, Claire said she was performing a science experiment. She has Munchkin foam letters, and they stick to surfaces in the tub and the stall walls. So she took the letter J and put it on her head to see if it would stick. She [...]

Four days after our move, our washer went kaput (after 12 years of faithful service). This occurred on a day that Claire decided to try to, erm, clean up her poopy diaper while in her crib for a nap. So, Husband did fast research on Consumer Reports, and we went to Sears. We now have [...]

The move went smoothly. It rained, which is unusual for this area this time of year, but it wasn’t bad. We did not have a home phone or Internet connection for more than a week, however. I didn’t have withdrawals; instead I used that time to unpack, and except for a about 10 boxes of [...]