BamamaPancakes

When I was growing up, we had two screens in our house. One was the heavy tube television that sat in the corner of my parents’ room, and entering much later, was a computer on which we could play Reading Rabbit or occasionally Crayola Art for 30 minutes a day.  The most technical toy I can remember was a phaser – yes, super cool…. the sound could be set on Stun *or* Kill.  Hardcore.  As a little kid, I was allowed to watch Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow, and would occasionally sneak-watch Star Trek, standing just outside my parents’ doorway when I was supposed to be in bed. We had TGIF and walkmans later, with the big chunky buttons to fast-forward through any commercials accidentally recorded on a mix tape. There were no iPads, no laptops, no smart phones, no iPods, no xbox; Nickelodeon and Mario Cart were outlandish treats at our friends’ sleepovers. We had toys, crayons, books, outside, and each other. No, we did not walk uphill in the snow barefoot to get to ...

Activities with Adalyn have picked up.  Last winter this time, we were snuggled up on the couch, still nursing every couple of hours, holding twisty crunchy toys over her head while she wiggled and cooed and we diligently planned how we would introduce a tablespoon of rice cereal to her diet. Weren’t we cute. This winter, it’s been about 8 degrees outside or raining, and we have A Toddler on our hands.  One of the most common questions you get when you are at home with the kids is … What do you do all day? What an interesting question to answer.  What anyone with a toddler knows is that the speed of life becomes a bit of a paradox: it is that of an extremely busy snail (have you ever walked to the end of your sidewalk with a 1 ½ year old? It takes 98 minutes), and yet the days fly by in a whirlwind of Crazy.  And with Adalyn having copious amounts of energy, we’ve tried to get involved in a few things around Lynchburg. On many occasions, you can fin...