Wednesday, January 26, 2005
When I was a child in Miami, once a year, usually on a “cold” (read 50 degrees) day in January or February, my elementary school would truck in a load of snow and dump it in the playing field for us to play in. My mother–as probably most of the mothers did (and in those [...]
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
You know how much fun it is going to the dentist? Well imagine lying back in the chair, the dentist’s pointy thing scrapping the tartar off your teeth, picking at your gums until they bleed, that annoying light shining in your eyes. Now, at the same time, picture your hands reaching out in front of [...]
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Glazed eyes glued to the stage. Crowd screaming in ecstasy. Munchies hitting wide. The oddly arrhythmic sway of the dancing. The out-of-hand mosh pit, with bumps, grinds, and waving arms. A few true fans holding up a banner, shrieking wildly when it was noticed. Okay, so the banner read “SteveSongs Rule!,” the munchies were being [...]
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Many kids form attachments. Usually to something soft. Frequently something stuffed. They’ll carry around a ratty bear or a filthy dog until stuffing is coming out of the seams and panicked parents have to find a replacement. Doodles has an attachment. And yes, it is soft. And often stuffed. But it is, I’m afraid, my [...]
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
The news is, of course, depressing. Adam has been hit especially hard about the terrible events on the other side of the world. And while I find myself saddened, it’s the more horrifying events closer to home that paralyze me. Acts of nature frighten me and worry me and make me ache for all those [...]
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
According to Parents magazine, “By 18 months, [my] baby is finally developing abilities a chimp never will.” Could that be? Is it true? Just a little over a month until my baby is smarter than a monkey!!!??!! Oh, how I’ve longed for this day to come!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
We have a lovely 10-year-old neighbor, E., who wants experience babysitting. I have an active toddler who never gives me a moment to breathe, never mind blog, clean, work, etc. So we’ve decided that E. will come over once a week to work as a mother’s helper. It’s an ideal situation–I can get stuff done [...]
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
“Ishes” is Doodles’s word for “fishes,” which is of course his word for “fish.” (And yes we encourage the grammatically incorrect pronunciation–it’s just too cute to not encourage). And he gets it right… most of the time. At the Lexington library is a fish tank and he runs up making the sign for fish and [...]
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
The kid has become a dancing machine. And what he loves dancing to most is jazz. We have a really cheap CD player in his room, and I’ll turn on the CD for him. He’ll shake his little butt around and grin. And then he’ll lean over and turn the music off. He’ll stand for [...]
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Doodles is at the stage where he can follow simple orders–as well as willfully disobey them. For instance, he likes to sit in our arm chair. But he has to understand that chairs are for tushies. So he’ll stand and I’ll stay in my new stern mom voice, “Doodles, sit!” (Dogs, babies, they respond to [...]