We have a bunch of ornaments along the bottom of the tree that are cat-safe, such as plushies and jingle bell types. So when they start running in and out of there, the sound of sleigh bells accompanies the thunder[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, there are still clumps of ornaments – mostly from Arwyn – but they’ve gotten better about spreading things out. Interesting thing about this new tree is that the cats haven’t really tried getting up into it since I finished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gobble Gobble Day has come and gone, which puts officially into the Christmas season. My mom’s hanging out with us through the weekend, so perhaps by the end of it the girls will be willing to give her some personal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As a wise man (and a wise guy) once said “you must learn patience.” “Yeah, yeah, how long will that take?” ;P But, yes, they’re both VERY excited to finally see their Grandma Mardy after a year and a half. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Grand Rapids Comicon was a great time, even if we were only there for half a day. Crowd was decent – populated but not crowded – and we had a lot of really good artwork to look at. We bought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A lot of houses just had buckets or bowls or whatever set out for kids to pick from, and that’s been working well for the past couple years, but it led to another fun exchange that showed the girls being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The game is actually pretty fun – more so, perhaps, because the girls get so excited about trading gems – and it’s very quick to set up and also to learn. They do get pretty competitive about the treasures, as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Laundry is a never-ending battle, as any parent knows, but the worst part is having to be cognizant of what load I put into the wash after their glittery goodness has contaminated everything. It’s bad enough that I end up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They had a serious lack of airflow which made the place very warm (and we didn’t even go on their busiest day), but both patrons and the artists were just happy to be there, so we all put up with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let me just say that context matters. A lot. The girls do love the game and there’s all kinds of things that they can do, though Arwyn tends to lack creativity in what she does. She just does the same[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…