Suddenly, over the weekend, Blitzen became completely obsessed with mermaids. As you may have noted from a few of the posts on this blog, Blitzen is an extraordinarily imaginative and creative kid. She is also a wee bit obsessive. So once a new object of fascination takes hold, it is usually 2 to 3 weeks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ice skating’
Mermaids
Posted in Blitzen, Uncategorized, tagged adventure, Blitzen, fairies, Foster care, foster parenting, guinea pigs, ice skating, imaginative play, mermaids on April 2, 2012 | 5 Comments »
the suit
Posted in Blitzen, Uncategorized, tagged Blitzen, Foster care, foster parenting, ice skating, parenting on March 5, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Bathing, that is. A couple of weeks ago, we were hanging out with Blitzen in one of the many NYC parks that has a playground water feature. It was turned off, of course, it being 40 degrees out and all. But Blitzen knew what it was and asked if we could come back in the [...]
Christmas Highlights
Posted in Blitzen, tagged Blitzen, Christmas, cooking, ice skating, Nana, religion on December 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
#1) After Blitzen opened a handful of presents from us, she wanted to give us a present. Instead of artwork or a note, she decided to read/tell us a story. Not just any story, A Visitor’s Guide to Ancient Rome, which had been presented to her by the author the day before. Blitzen’s lively version [...]
Ice Skating
Posted in Blitzen, tagged Blitzen, exercise, ice skating, meltdowns on December 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Since the day we met her, Blitzen has been talking about ice skating. She had never skated before, but was fascinated by it. Perhaps she’s a big fan of the Winter Olympics, and hopes to luge someday as well. We planned to go skating for the first time on Sunday. On Saturday night she was [...]
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