Of Blankies, Bears and Loveys
Sometimes we adults get worried about a child’s attachment to a favorite blanket or toy. “He’s too old for a blankie,” people say. “She’s got to stop carrying that old thing around,” or “It’s not the lovey I mind, but she sucks her thumb when she holds her lovey. We’ve got to wean her of it.”
New Year’s anytime
My kids had fun counting down the New Year. By the time midnight came, one was in bed, but my older son stayed up to watch the ball drop and leaped and shouted “It’s 2015! It’s 2015!”