http://www.childsplayx2.com Because having one just wasn't enough Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:12:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To my little ones: Today is my birthday. Today I turned 37 years old. I am now firmly in my late 30's and while this is the first birthday that has given me pause when I think about my age, I have come to the realization that being comfortable ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/a-time-to-reflect.html One of my favorite pastimes is taking pictures of Swee'Pea and TheMonk.  Even more fun is going back and looking at some photos and the joy it brings to me knowing that I survived that time how much fun that time in our lives was. So when the nice people at ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-a-twin-stroller.html "I a Big Boy!" TheMonk has a burning desire to be a "big boy."  It was probably the single most effective method in getting him potty trained.  All we had to do is remind him that "big boys go pee pee in the potty."  Really?  Done. But now this "Big Boy" stuff ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/monks-big-boy.html Swee'Pea and TheMonk are sitting at the table enjoying their breakfast. TheMonk is eating his bowl of oatmeal, lightly seasoned with brown sugar and cinnamon. Swee'Pea is eating her Cream of Wheat, lightly seasoned with brown sugar. I am over at the counter, wiping up spilled brown ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/and-so-it-begins.html I've been away at a conference this week. The highlights? I got to see both Obama and McCain speak this week. The low lights? My blog reader is seriously out of control. Someone give me the Readers Digest version of the blog world. Blogher is this week, right? ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/checking-in.html We are reading our nightly bedtime stories. This particular book we are reading has Dora examining different occupations she could have when she grows up. After reading about archaeologists, astronauts, Animal Rescuers and crack dealers we get to the page where Dora could be a cowgirl. The ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/oh-of-course-what-was-i-thinking.html Over the years, blogging has brought many cool perks. I've been able to drive a car from Ford, I've received countless books, and I've been fortunate enough to be invited to Sea World. But the coolest perk of blogging is that I have been able to meet ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/meeting-bloggers-can-be-dangerous-to-your-kids-health.html We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all parents are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of a potty trained child. It's a little known fact that this was the original wording of the ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/07/potty-time-excellent.html Dear Swee'Pea and TheMonk, As you know, you turned three last month. Three fingers, which you will slowly fold your pinkie finger under your thumb to show me how old you are whenever I ask.  As you tell me, three means that you are a "big boy and big girl." Apparently, turning ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/06/stubborn-is-as-stubborn-does.html When I was a kid, I had my own record player, which for you kids out there, was a rectangular box with a round spinning "turn table," on top of which you placed a vinyl disc and, in turn, placed an arm with a needle that is attached to the ... http://www.childsplayx2.com/2008/06/turns-out-the-circle-of-life-is-all-about-sesame-street.html