For my birthday, I watched “The Sound of Music” with my family. CJ had never seen nuns before. They made … More

A few months ago, I introduced CJ to checkers. I beat her, badly. I couldn’t help it. The rules say … More

CJ’s teacher suggested moving CJ to a lower spelling group. So I introduced CJ to Scrabble. It had been a … More

I’m taking CJ to see “Baywatch.” She’ll like it, I think. It’s a lot like “Paw Patrol.”

CJ’s mom climbed down from the attic with an unexpected trove of picture books from her childhood. One of them, The … More

CJ has been wheedling for a dog, and recently she’s broadened her approach. “Can I get a squirrel?” “Can I … More

On vacation at Saratoga racecourse today. Not doing too well until the 6th race, which consisted of 9 fillies who’d … More

Two weeks before the end of kindergarten, trying double cartwheels at the edge of the soccer field, CJ twisted her … More