Wednesday, January 30, 2008
And then there’s the Doodles, who’s no longer a bug in any way shape or form. The questions are nonstop. And they’re getting tougher. Keeping in mind the advice of a fellow preschool mother, who told me that when kids ask about where babies come from, they’re often asking something else (like “Where was I [...]
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
That devil has found new and unusual ways to torture me. There’s the straightforward approach: Before nap time, we have debates on whether or not she should change into her pajamas. She wins. Gets into pajamas.: Pie: I ready for nap.Me: You’re tired?Pie: Yeah. Me: That’s great! So no crying?Pie [squinching up face in her [...]
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Hey, it’s me! I know, it’s the middle of the morning, my working time. And God knows I need the working time given that I get a whopping 2 1/2 hours a day three days a week and last week we had one snow day and this week had MLK day, leaving me with just [...]
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Doodles was having his morning constitutional and Pie was bugging him, so to distract her, I said, “Pie, where’s your baby?” Pie ran to get her doll, but of course, ran back to be with her brother again. He, though, didn’t mind. Here’s their chat: Pie: I have my baby!Doodles: Oh! It’s your baby!Pie: Yeah.Doodles: [...]
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
In all seriousness, my little boy is showing some big boy interests. Doodles is currently obsessed with Star Wars. He comes home from school with pictures that he’s asked his teacher’s to label, which he calls his “movies”: “Luke Skywalker and light saver,” “Star Wars reflections in outer space,” “Someone from Star Wars caught one [...]
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Every other Wednesday, I go to a boot camp class at 5:30 a.m. I leave the house at about 5:15, so Adam’s on his own with the munchkins. This conversation was reported to me this evening (note, Doodles makes his way into our bed in the middle of every night, so this conversation is taking [...]
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The other day, Pie was pulling every trick out of the book to avoid nap time. She was clearly exhausted but didn’t want to give in. She had climbed down from lunch in order to play with Doodles, so I put her in her crib. “No!” she screamed. “Hungry! I finish lunch!” “You finished lunch,” [...]
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Let me ask you? Do any of you care that Adam’s an ass? I have nothing to blog about this week, and so I asked Adam for a topic. “I have nothing for you,” he said. “You’re an ass,” I responded. “Blog about that!” But really, it’s simply not that interesting. So, what do I [...]
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Yesterday, it was sunny and in the upper ’70s and we had a lovely ride on my cousin’s boat, the Triple Play, with the usual Miami crew, Cap’t Stoney and Claudia; Oliver, Jennifer, and kids; Rachel and Bill with T. Rex and Pad; Teener Tuna with her daughter Billie (which I think is a much [...]
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
I enjoy cooking. It’s something I find relaxing and, well, I love to eat a good meal, so cooking is the right task for me. I especially love cooking when there are other folks around to keep Pie off my legs while I’m doing things involving a hot stove or oven, so you’d think a [...]