Wednesday, August 30, 2006
At 5:55 p.m. last Friday, I was able to toast that I had, once again, made it through my child’s first year. Sweetie Pie turned one, and I no longer am the mother to an infant. It is both exciting and bittersweet, as I divest myself of baby things, certain that yes, we are indeed [...]
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ever just want to haul off and smack the crap out of some seven year old? Yeah, I wouldn’t have thought I would, but there you go: you learn something new about yourself every day. Doodles and Sweetie and I were sitting on the front porch. The ice cream truck had just rolled down our [...]
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Sweetie, the floor is doing just fine. No need to feed it your dinner. How the f*uck did you get all the way up there? Yes, I know you’re becoming a very good stander. Just no need to practice standing halfway up the slide! Sweetie Pie, your brother is not a tackling dummy. Get off [...]
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Three years and one day ago, our living room couch and chair were clean. Three years ago, my precious Doodlebug was born. I can live with a dirty couch. Happy birthday, my monkey.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Ah, one of those weeks where blogging Wednesday rolls around and I really have nothing to say. My mind is a million places these days–copyediting job, working on my own novel, kids’ birthday parties, do we have presents for all the parties we’re going to be attending, am I getting enough mileage from my runs, [...]
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
And it’s all about the bodily functions these days. This morning I gave Doodles a popsicle. Doodles: Where’s the popsicle?Me: You ate it!Doodles: Where is it now?Me: It’s inside you.Doodles: Is it going to turn into poop? Ah, poop. Doodles is still fascinated by it. Wants to see it. Wants to talk about it. Just [...]
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
I get Doodles out of the house and to Target by telling him he can pick out a new lunch box that he’ll take with him to preschool. He’s psyched for the idea, and all the while I’m shopping, he’s asking, “Where are the lunch boxes? Can I get my lunch box now?” I say [...]
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
August is upon us. Which means it’s time for birthday angst. Not mine. Well, it’s not my birthday. It is my angst. To recap:Doodles turns three later this month. Two days later, Sweetie Pie turns one. They will be sharing a party this year (and for as many years as I can get away with [...]
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
You’re sitting at the table, eating dinner when you hear the clatter of a toilet lid. Nothing too unusual. There’s silence for a few moments, just enough for you to pause mid-bite and think, “Hey, is that right?” Something nags at the back of your mind. Before you can give shape to the thought, you [...]