Thursday, November 13, 2008
Doodles was a guinea pig today at the Lab for Developmental Studies at our local Fancy Pants Ivy League school. He’s done a ton of these and he loves doing them. Pie loves it too, but they didn’t have a study for her today. Today’s study was on multiplication and kids innate understanding of it [...]
Thursday, November 13, 2008
I’m sitting at my computer. I hear a child in the bathroom. He’s singing. He’s telling himself stories. He’s humming. La la la la la.Me: Make sure you wipe really, really well after you poop.Doodles: [silent for a moment, then, with true curiosity in his voice]: How did you know I was pooping! I’m just [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Day 12 of Nanowrimo (and yes, I’m totally behind) (the challenge [modified] “And then she said to me, ‘I know Barack Obama is really talented. But don’t you think your expectations are a bit too high? Don’t you think it’s dangerous to put him on a pedestal?’): Chaim jumped to my defense. “If she doesn’t [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Jenny… …is apparently living with Princess Pee Pee and King La La in the Land of Underwear …doesn’t understand why–even after she (okay Adam) repeatedly washes her running clothes–her workout clothes drawer STINKS! …isn’t answering another question (Mommy, why are the lights on? Because it’s dark. Oh. But why are those lights on! Because it’s [...]
Monday, November 10, 2008
I am a sucker for holidays. No doubt about it. I love the decorating (both the house and the kids), the food, the crafts–you name it, I like it. And I like all holidays pretty much equally. We obviously don’t do Christmas and Easter, but I’ll decorate and throw a party for anything else–July 4th? [...]
So, I am to some degree doing Nanowrimo this year. But let me come right out and admit this: I’m cheating. Yep, cheating. I’m a cheater, cheater, cheater. The FAQ clearly states, with no ambiguity: Do I have to start my novel from scratch on November 1? Yes. This sounds like a dumb, arbitrary rule, [...]
Day 9 of Nanowrimo (the challenge: “a french baguette”): I hid my iPhone under the table, so I could surreptitiously text Gary what was going on. It was rude, I know, but it wasn’t breaking any rules. Luckily, I was very good at the one-handed text. He was having an early breakfast in Paris before [...]
Adam signed up for a site called icovia, which is a site for decorators that let’s you lay out rooms. It’s kind of silly, because we realized that once we’ve paid for our kitchen, there will be no money to furnish the rooms that need furniture (which are our bedrooms, my office, the living room, [...]
I’m back to Nanowrimo, but, as usual, I’m stuck. Anyone got anything for me? A line, an object, an anything I can work into this thing? Look at that poor word counter in the right hand column. It’s hungry for more words! Feed it!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Me: Dude! I win! You lose!Adam: What did you win?Me, making a toking motion.Adam: Good for you.Me: Decriminalization of small amounts of pot won, there’s still an income tax, and no more dog racing.Adam: Not surprising.Me: Oh, and Kerry won again.Adam: There’s a shocker.Me: I assume you voted against him?Adam: [making a phish noise]: Duh.Me: [...]