After much wiggling and even more anticipation this week, our sweet little Gracie lost her first tooth today. It happened on the playground at school. Suddenly she realized her tooth was missing, and her classmates and teachers searched around in the grass until the precious tooth was recovered. Because, you know, the tooth fairy will…

Every Friday the Friends School has a school-wide assembly. This afternoon when I arrived, all of the students were standing around the school garden, holding hands and singing, "Inch by inch, row by row." The sunflowers were glowing, the kids were adorable, and it was just so very sweet. Afterwards, Grace ran over to me…

Grace was thrilled by this (obviously), but all I could think of was the Shel Silverstein poem: Boa Constrictor Oh, I'm being eaten By a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, And I don't like it–one bit. Well, what do you know? It's nibblin' my toe. Oh, gee, It's up to my knee. Oh my, It's up…

Grace: "I love you, birthday girl."