*Isobel is going to summer camp this July- it’s half days at her school. They do fun stuff like art and crazy sock day, ice cream socials and bounce house days. This morning she was looking at ...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2019/07/12/mystery-monday-july-12-2019/
*Isobel and I snuggle every night before bed. She gets all comfy under the blankets, then I flop on top, on the edge of the bed and we talk. Sometimes we do shadow puppets on the ceiling in the g...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/april-29-martian-shadow-puppets/
*Over breakfast, Isobel and I were discussing if we slept well last night. I didn’t, but she did. Is had a suggestion for me…* “Well, Mom, you can just think about what it would be like to ...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/26/pretend-youre-a-squirrel-3-26-2019/
*Isobel comes home from school today all excited- her class had been discussing the very real possibility of a snow day tomorrow. Her teacher had a few suggestions: put a spoon under a pillow, pu...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/february-11-2019-snow-voodoo-2/
*Isobel comes home from school today all excited- her class had been discussing the very real possibility of a snow day tomorrow. Her teacher had a few suggestions: put a spoon under a pillow, pu...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/february-11-2019-snow-voodoo/
*Isobel is home sick today with a cough and a cold. We curled up in bed for cuddles and I started to fall asleep (guess I’m coming down with it too), but then she made some funny noises and I o...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/november-20-2018-floating/
*Isobel had a best friend in kindergarten named Thalia. She moved away before first grade started. We tried to keep in contact, but at this point, for me to text her mom again would probably hove...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/monday-october-22-after-bedtime/
*Most mornings, I get up between 5:30 and 6 am. I get to have a shower (alone!) and start preparing for our day before Isobel gets up, usually around 6:40. Today, Is got up a little early, so we ...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/monday-sept-24-a-different-rainbow/
*Is had a bit of a stomachache when she got home from school. Was it the heat? Is she sick? No way to know ’til tomorrow. She’s feeling better- sleeping now. Before she goes to bed every nigh...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/wednesday-september-12-a-list/
*Isobel, like most kids, will sometimes come to me and complain that she’s bored. I used to try and point her to things she could do, or offer to teach her to clean the toilets (she always demu...
https://whymommyblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/monday-september-10-on-boredom/