Image credit: Photo by LuluP on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I'm pretty certain that everyone who passed my daughter Janie's elementary school at dismissal time a few weeks ago now knows me by sight. Yep, I'm that woman whose daughter threw a tantrum so gigantic and so spectacular that it took us over a [...]
Posts under ‘favorite stuffed animals’
Let God What?
Image credit: Photo by Will Foster on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I've been giving a lot of thought recently to the 12 Step saying: "Let go and let God." I was talking to a (non-program) friend about those words a few weeks ago and she asked, "What does that mean? Let go and let [...]
What Hasn’t Happened Yet
Image credit: Photo by snaulkter on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A few months ago, my daughter Janie brought her favorite stuffed animal over to a neighbor's house to play. I meant to remember to make sure she brought Gigi home, but in the confusion of saying goodbye and putting on shoes and making sure [...]
Burn, Baby, Burn
Image credit: Photo by alecani on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons When Austen was a baby, a friend of my husband's gave him a stuffed camel, which she brought for him all the way from Israel. However, Austen never showed much interest in toys without wheels or numbers. The sole exception was a stuffed rabbit [...]
Gigi’s Always There
Image credit: Photo byJane Costa Lima on Flickr Gigi's always there.Stuffed companion at the park,at home and at school. Gigi's always there.When my girl's nose is runny,Gigi's a tissue. Gigi's always there.When my girl's hands are dirty,Gigi's a towel. Gigi's always there.When my girl's feeling sleepyGigi's a pillow. Time for Gigi's bath!She clings, passionate and [...]
The Little Things
My daughter has a beloved little stuffed animal named Gigi that she takes with her everywhere. Gigi comes in the car with us to preschool and stays curled up in my daughter's backpack in her cubby until the end of the day. Gigi comes to the grocery store and rides down slides at the park. [...]
