As soon as Bean opened one of her birthday presents to reveal a Far West Fungi mushroom mini farm log,…

February 8, 2016

A long time ago, I read an article in House Beautiful wherein an interior decorator asked a young girl what her…

February 2, 2016

As soon as Bean started preschool, my mind was blown by how superior her lunch box options were to mine as…

February 1, 2016

Montessori is all about creating a calm, comfortable environment for the child to explore and that fosters independence. A part of…

January 26, 2016

Back long ago when I was pregnant with Bean, Dave and I read about Montessori floor beds and loved the…

January 20, 2016

With the El Nino rains coming through, Bean and I have been spending an inordinate amount of time at home.…

January 13, 2016

This is one of the more fascinating (to me) trays, mostly because it has made me realize that everything I…

January 12, 2016

It is a truism of parenting that sometimes, others know your kid better than you do. You’re just in it too…

December 14, 2015

I’m still sick and a walking embodiment of Sick Dumb. (Similar to Tired Dumb, but with an added layer of…

December 9, 2015

Last year, Dave and I managed to do all of our holiday shopping in one evening, passing a laptop around the…

December 8, 2015

When you have a kid with food intolerances and allergies, birthday parties and holidays become a tight rope walk. And…

November 23, 2015

Yesterday, Bean was in the final stretch of recovering from her recent leg ailment. It’s nearly impossible to keep a toddler from…

November 18, 2015

Hey San Francisco, just a heads up that the SF Rec catalog (pdf) is up. Registration is on December 12th at…

November 17, 2015

  Bean hit the “why?” stage of life this week, resulting in some highly unusual conversations around here. I’ve found…

November 13, 2015

I realize that’s a totally random and odd question to ask. But, it’s one of my favorite unintuitive pieces of…

November 12, 2015