Author Archives: Alicia

Guest Napper #104 – Beauty…no, Booty Sleep

I’ve been working really hard to get my garden producing actual, edible vegetables this year. You know, edible by us and not just for the critters who seem to end up devouring my three tomatoes and one squash each year. Well, I have to say, this picture Laurel sent me of her daughter really felt …

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Guest Napper #103 – Stubborn, but Snoozing

On Wednesday night, the neighborhood started setting off small fireworks just after we’d tucked the boys into bed. Ahhhh, the things you never know until you are a parent. That 9pm is a seriously bad time for parents to hear fireworks! Of course our kids had their faces glued to the window until at least …

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Guest Napper #102 – Olympic Dreams

I know this makes me a freak, but I was raised in a non-sports household. By that, I mean that despite the fact that my Dad was a manly military guy, we never, ever turned on a professional sporting event the entire time I was growing up. One time my parents accepted an invitation to …

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Guest Napper #101: Counterproductive

Mary shared this great picture of Henry, who appears to be a very flexible sleeper even at an advanced stage of childhood. May we all be this lucky with our kids. It looks like that exhausting coloring was just too much for him. But, seriously, why not crawl down from the stools and find a …

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