I came home late last night. It was a cool fall night, dark outside, no one in the car but me. I can’t remember when this last happened. I rolled the window down and played 80′s music. It was nice. I don’t often regret my move from a stick shift to an automatic transmission, but [...]

TwinkleToes’ speech is getting better. Not up to an age appropriate skill level yet, but she is getting there. When she started using her tongue she stopped using her lips, which has complicated things. One step forward, one step back. And for many of the sounds she can make, she can’t blend them together into [...]

We’re working with TwinkleToes to help her learn sounds. I’m also introducing the alphabet letters at the same time, hoping she’ll begin to learn the letters some while we are at it. This evening we were naming family members and talking about the first sound of everyone’s name. GlitterGirl was part of the conversation and [...]