Comments on: I hope you remember you loved this

By: Clean Houses Are Over Rated — Susiej

Clean Houses Are Over Rated — Susiej — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:39:35 +0000

[...] I let the boys know I’d be gone, the one who loves trains said, “Will you be around to take us to school in the morning?” “Yes.” [...]

By: When a monster shows up in your picture book — Susiej

When a monster shows up in your picture book — Susiej — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:43:32 +0000

[...] and we had never heard of a little boy who was so attached to trains he hoped to grow up to be an old man who loved them. And, could there be something wrong with a little boy who learned how to poach an egg before he [...]

By: Sadly, he went back to school today — Susiej

Sadly, he went back to school today — Susiej — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:08:34 +0000

[...] he pulled out the wooden trains and started to build, cloistered him in a room in the basement while they built. Then, he announced [...]

By: We’ll just stick with cardboard and tape — Susiej

We’ll just stick with cardboard and tape — Susiej — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:43:48 +0000

[...] the presents are unwrapped, they still go back to theirÂ train, duct tape and scraps from the recycling [...]

By: Hot Wheels Makes Me Wish I Were A Car — susiej/reviews

Hot Wheels Makes Me Wish I Were A Car — susiej/reviews — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:56:12 +0000

[...] primary reason, I think, that my boys love playing with their wooden Brio train set for hours and hours at a time is because this track gives them the ability to re-invent the [...]

By: When the laundry runs like a river | Susiej

When the laundry runs like a river | Susiej — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:36:39 +0000

[...] This hollow empty feeling was mysteriously absent when the other boys left for school. Yes, I was sad, but not like this. That sadness was easy to push aside with the babies I had to nurse, the cereal that needed to be poured, and trains that were constantly being built underfoot. [...]

By: In that instant, I knew he was ready for first grade | Susiej

In that instant, I knew he was ready for first grade | Susiej — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:28:54 +0000

[...] it would all come down to this. The year would fly by, and before I knew it, he would graduate and our magical mornings at home would soon be over. Forever. God, I’m dramatic. Still, it’s true, you [...]

By: As a Mother, my biggest challenge is yet to come…. | Susiej

As a Mother, my biggest challenge is yet to come…. | Susiej — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:40:55 +0000

[...] will be the long hours of play on the floor with his younger brother as they build their wooden train [...]

By: It’s Empty | Susiej

It’s Empty | Susiej — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:58:13 +0000

[...] faded away, and new friendsâ€™ voices that have joined our own. The baby that came, the toddlers that grew, and the math problems it has heard us agonize over at homework time. Then, there were the hail [...]

By: Painted Maypole

Painted Maypole — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:16:56 +0000

so sweet.
MQ’s grandpa has a train, and we love it!