Spencer was eating ham and he claimed he didn’t like it.
Skyler: It’s the same thing that’s in hamburger.
Spencer: No it’s not.
Skyler: Yes it is.
Spencer: No it’s not.
Caleb: SPENCER! HAM…burger. Yes it is.
Skyler: Mom, is ham in hamburger?
Me: No, ham comes from a pig. Hamburger comes from a cow.
Spencer: See. A hamburger has burger in it.
Me: [...]

Mere minutes ago I was giving Caleb hugs and kisses before bed. We have some of our best conversations at bedtime.
The other night he was a little wild so I told him we better meditate. We sat on his bed cross legged, our thumb and middle fingers together in the shape of “o” and chanting, [...]

Last night Spencer and I were in the car on our way to soccer club tryouts. We were listening to our regular radio station (Top 20 on 20 on XM) when the newest Taylor Swift song, Our Song, came on. If you are unfamiliar with the song it is sort of a country song.
In the [...]

As I was giving Spencer hugs and kisses before tonight, he pointed out a bump on his hand. He said it itched…a lot.
I said, “It looks ok. I think it’s a bug bite.”
He asked, “Are there bugs in the winter?”
“There are some bugs,” I said without going in to details about spiders, bed bugs and [...]