For the first time in what seems like forever, we had a Sunday afternoon free; a calm afternoon void of frenetic kid shuttles to birthday parties, sporting events, play dates.  We cleaned out closets and read our books, we spent some quality time by ourselves in our own space in our own rooms, and I had the wonderful opportunity to bake some bread with my son. I hadn’t planned on baking. In fact, I was happy at the prospect that the kitchen was “closed” for the day.  But, how can you turn down your 8-year old son who comes up to you and asks … [Read more...]