Mafe Maria: A Creative Playground by Maria Q. Stultz
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I once heard that Rottweilers lock their jaws when they bite… Nap time is approaching, so I offer Joaquin his toothbrush. Of course, he’s busy playing with clothes hangers, and he decides that he doesn’t have time to brush. He drops the toothbrush and I threaten him with a serious brush your teeth or I’ll [...]
Last week, my babycenter newsletter called Joaquin a “preschooler”. It also warned, me in case I’ve been bracing myself for the arrival of the “terrible twos”, that what’s truly terrible is the second year — the one we just passed — because the “twos” (or third year of life), newsletter says, are a much tamer [...]
CRAZY. That’s what anybody browsing my shop will probably think after tonight. Here’s the story: I like making things; let’s just say it: I am AN ADDICT. From the moment that an idea starts to itch until I see the finished product, it doesn’t matter how long it goes… It doesn’t matter how much effort [...]
Without much effort on our part, and perhaps thanks to the educational videos Joaquin watches every day, our almost two–year–old bollito has moved on from learning the numbers 1 to 10, to now show a huge interest in the alphabet, and as of today, he knows the letters A, B, D, G, I, K, M, [...]
“Look Joaquin! A little insect!”, I point out to “Doro the exploradoro” during our morning walk. His tiny fingers immediately catch the poor crawling bug, and by the time I’m down to his level, telling him to hold it GENTLY, I can see that the thin black patitas are not moving any more. Joaquin offers [...]
Remembering the satisfaction I got from making Joaquin’s pirate costume last year, it was kind of implied that this Halloween he would wear a mommy-made costume again. So after a short talk with Joey, we decided that the only requirement for this year’s character would be to include a mustache, just because we loved last [...]
Here’s a little slideshow documenting a fairly typical day in my life. I once saw a photo album one of my friends uploaded to his Facebook account for this same purpose, and I have wanted to do something similar since then. Wouldn’t it be interesting to do this every year and see how life changes? [...]
A little less than two weeks ago I got an email from Mike. He and his wife have seen photos of Joaquin’s nursery on Flickr, they love it, and would like to know what shades of yellow I used when I painted our room. So I tell him, and I mention that one of the [...]
A few days ago I went through one of my recurring “I suck” lows. I won’t bore you with the details; I’ll just say that this latest episode, combined with some lingering thoughts after writing about my style as an artisan, made me think a lot over something I have put away for about a [...]
So, for those of you who may read this site and may not have relationships with me on Flickr or Facebook… Anybody left?… … For you, I feel the need to complete the story of my recent outburst and finish it with a happy ending. But to get here, first I… Drowned my pain with [...]