The Scourge of the Red Ham

by | Mar 11, 2013 | Sitting On The Baby

I was changing the sheets on my son’s bed when I found this little guy hanging onto the bed rail for dear life. Just like that, little pleading eyes looking up at me. He’d fallen down behind the headboard, under the pillows, and God only knows how long...

It's Indoor Picnic Time!

by | Mar 23, 2013 | Sitting On The Baby

A day care friend of mine always used to say that February is the “make or break” month for providers. I’ve decided that if February is make or break, March is just mother nature screwing with you. It was sunny, then snowy, then an absolutely...

I Can't Do It All

by | Mar 30, 2013 | Sitting On The Baby

Just for kicks (and because I can’t stop my mind from racing about all the things I have to get done), I thought I’d make a list of everything I have to do in the next two weeks. Finish taxes (yearly receipts for clients, add up income, hours, and meals...

Last week of March, day care style

by | Apr 22, 2013 | Sitting On The Baby

The kids and I spent the week waiting for March to go out like a lamb. It felt like we were almost there but the cold wind still had a lion’s bite. We played with the snow shovels, hopefully for the last time, hacking away at the last snowbanks and throwing the...

Vacation Doesn't Mean Escape

by | Apr 30, 2013 | Sitting On The Baby

I’ve spent the last week in the desert on spring break with my kids. I was hoping to come home and write about our glorious family bonding experiences there, but the world had other plans in store. Getting details about what happened in Boston in a remote place...