In the Boyd car, we have a rule: you cannot sit in “the Law.” Please allow me to explain. Continue reading “The Law”
The Law
My New Year’s resolution: Say “yes” to reading
Although I enjoy personal reflection, I’m not usually one for making New Year’s resolutions. But this year, I do have one small personal change which I resolve to implement in 2011. Continue reading “My New Year’s resolution: Say “yes” to reading”
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Rosie on May 16, 2010.
Airplane travel with preschoolers
We just returned from the girls’ first airplane trip, and it was so successful that I want to record my packing list and notes for future reference. How do your experiences compare? Continue reading “Airplane travel with preschoolers”
Our 2010 Mad Lib and photo highlights
Once again this year, we sent out a blank Mad Lib for the mischievous among you to create your own version of our holiday letter. But if you’d like the official version, here you go — with a bonus slideshow of favorite moments from the year.
Continue reading “Our 2010 Mad Lib and photo highlights”Double dark-chocolate shortbread
I believe this is the first cookie recipe I’ve ever invented myself — and it’s not half bad, if I do say so. Continue reading “Double dark-chocolate shortbread”
Stumbling over Santa
We’ve been trying to figure out what to do about Santa “for several years now”:/news/2006/o-santa-why-so-troubling/, and our expanding social circle isn’t making it any easier. Continue reading “Stumbling over Santa”
“Great News Cookies”
Let me introduce you to my favorite cookie from my favorite cookbook, and the special nickname Lucy has given them. Continue reading ““Great News Cookies””
How to get ready for bed
Once or twice a year, I blink — and I notice that the girls’ bedtime routines have evolved into something new. So I thought I’d take a moment to record these sweet moments so I remember them when we’re all a few years older. Continue reading “How to get ready for bed”
Glassie, the overnight eyeglass guardian
Lucy has a new friend to take care of her “eyeglasses”:/news/2010/diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend/ every night. She is very proud of him. Continue reading “Glassie, the overnight eyeglass guardian”