“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” —Oscar Wilde
Sophie, all dolled up for her preschool holiday party. “When in doubt, wear red.” —Bill Blass
At preschool Sophie learned a new way of putting on her winter coat—it involves placing the coat open, on the floor, and then climbing into it. Of course, if she places the coat upside down on the floor, it ends up upside down on her—something she finds hilarious. “When the bold branches Bid farewell to […]
“What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars’ worth of pleasure.” —Gene Perret
Warm(er) weather, bottles outside, sidewalk chalk, tutus and galoshes, a smile and a smile and a smile. (Thinking of all this on this cold, spring morning.) “In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours.” —Mark Twain
Sophie loves to dress up the boys as princesses and flower girls. They love it. She loves it. I see no reason to stop it. Although, I imagine, at 15, Owen will wish I had. “Man is a make-believe animal: He is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.” —William Hazlitt
Venturing into the world of make-believe is much more fun with a friend. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” —Dr. Seuss
We rarely let Sophie pick out something for herself at stores so we (hopefully) don’t have to someday deal with constant “I want that, I want that, I want that” while shopping. But she wanted (and needed) a new pair of sunglasses. So, while Andy was painting our living room, I took all three kids […]
She insists on the pretty silky Asian summer ones. We insist on thick fabric and feet. Seems like we always come to this agreement. “A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.” —Ludwig Erhard
