On the left side of the sanity bell curve
This is a witch Cara drew yesterday. Though it may look like said witch has a rather unfortunate patch of eyebrow between her eyes, rest assured that is just what makes her “mean”. From that, I can only assume years and years of ridicule at the hands of peers has caused her to, more than… Continue reading Hello Kitty Witch by Cara
Cara has been cracking me up with her new found love of music. Since Tucker and I would probably shrivel up if we had nothing to listen to, Cara never seemed to feel that pull or compulsion to listen to anything other than cartoon theme songs. Just here recently she’s started picking “favorite songs” from… Continue reading Running: Worst Case Scenario I’ll Get Bored and Move On
I realized today that I have to start thinking like a Kindergarten teacher. Not just one of those teachers who used to let you eat paste – one of those teachers who made you think and explore and who made you look at the world a bit differently than your five or six year old brain… Continue reading Kindergarten at Home?
This isn’t a happy post or a funny post or a post about food; I wish it was one of those or all of those. Anything other than what this post has to be. Initially, I wasn’t going to say who this post is about. I was going to disguise the person with just a… Continue reading Sometimes You Have To Save Yourself
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and it’s unfortunate it had to fall on a Sunday since it’s not receiving the attention it deserves and has received in the past. Poor pirates. First it was the ninjas and now it’s the football keeping them down. What’s a parrot loving, eyepatch wearing pirate to do? Let… Continue reading International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Tucker has drill this weekend and so as not to fall off of our “walk the trail” thing we’ve been doing – heck of a way to wear out the kids – we went as soon as he got off of work. We’ve been going to the trail after dinner when it’s cooler so the… Continue reading The Creek
When Cara was about 18 months and being weaned, she became a biter. For some reason, she chose to only bite me and that only lasted about a week. Though annoying and sometimes painful, that phase quickly ended and Cara hasn’t bitten anyone since. Now Ollie is a whole nother kettle of fish. I’m not… Continue reading How To Stop Toddler From Biting
My children have lost their minds.
I’ve written a “HEY! He’s born!” post and a post for his first birthday that didn’t go exactly as I had expected and now I suppose I’ll do a post for his second birthday. Might as well keep this an annual thing. This is a short post since I don’t have much to say but… Continue reading #2 for Oliver
Tenacious is one of the best words I have in my pencil box of words to describe two year old human children. No matter the consequences or how dangerous something might be, the promise of fun takes over and their mushy brains stop functioning in a normal human way. Think pleasure seeking slug…except faster and… Continue reading Toddler Attempts Brain Removal but Finds It Missing
There comes a time in every parent’s life when you realize you have to start being judicial with the words you use around your children. It’s for their own good and for yours. Because sometimes, you’re the one who accidentally plants a kudzu seed thought in their little mushy brains and as kudzu is want to do,… Continue reading Toys Out the Window – Literally
Tucker and I are in the process of cleaning Cara and Ollie’s rooms. I was in the floor helping Tucker make Cara’s bed and as my foot scooted across the floor, ole righty was jabbed by a sand bur. If you’ve never had the misfortune of being acquainted with the little bastards, consider yourself lucky. As I… Continue reading Gripe About Being a Parent
