We got a couple of these for the children, because the idea is so cool. Imagine a children's book with illustrations done by Degas and Renoir. How to achieve that? Simple. Pick from the oeuvre a set of similarly themed paintings, then write up a little story around them, and presto. The result of this effort is books like Dancing with Degas and A ( Read more... )

I know it is nonsense, since it would be way too early to get the kids started on piano, but this little black baby grand is so adorable! I am afraid, if I haven't found a counter argument by the time the birthdays roll around end of year, I might just have to buy it!

I spent most of the weekend in one form or another working on my paper for KR 2006. _mwife_ did all sorts of stuff to keep the kids entertained, like taking them to a chalk drawing festival together with a friend or to the community playground. Saturday evening, txgreengoddess dropped by to swap drafts and give mutual feedback, while I introduced her to the ( Read more... )

Remember the Roumanian restaurant Drakula that I reviewed several weeks back for you guys? Well, dont go there with children for dinner - it takes forever for them to get out any food. We asked them to bring the children some soup earlier, and it only took 20 minutes instead of 30. Sure, the foods great, but try to enjoy it with a table full of ( Read more... )

As many of you know, _mwife_ and I are hoping to become foster parents before the end of the September (probably a child in the one to six year range, just one for starters). As a result, _mwife_ and I have been looking at daycare centers, strollers, toys and books. However, as most of you also know, _mwife_ and I are not that conversant with American children's ( Read more... )