One thing I find very entertaining about children – especially small children – are their career goals. Very small children have somewhat abstract ideas about what they will be when they grow up; I clearly remember wishing to be a flower. And now I … [Continue reading]
Poppies
November 11, 2009 by 2 Comments
I wrote the following last year on Remembrance Day. My husband’s friend is heading to Afghanistan in March, for a riskier assignment. My oldest son is now enthralled with the military. He is obsessed with all things army. He is five. It breaks my … [Continue reading]
Clutter
November 9, 2009 by 3 Comments
You know when you wake up in the morning, and you realize that you are actually drowning in clutter, that your entire household is one big clutter pile; this despite the fact that all the clutter is contained in cute little baskets, because now … [Continue reading]
The pediatric dentist is HOT
November 5, 2009 by 2 Comments
Was that me who was bragging about how well my children adjusted to the end of Daylight Savings? After only one day? I think in Greek mythology that would be known as hubris.I am going to spare you the tearful, fighting-with-one’s-brother, collapsing … [Continue reading]
Weekend Update
November 1, 2009 by 4 Comments
1. I purchased 250 candies for Halloween, and lovingly made up twenty little gift bags with an assortment of goodies. If we got more than twenty trick-or-treaters, I thought, I would just give out the mini chocolate bars and bags of Sour Kids … [Continue reading]
Happy Halloween
October 30, 2009 by 2 Comments
Arrrrgh, mateys. If ye are sailing the high seas, be sure to guard ye treasure. There's pirates about!And if the pirates don't get you, the dinosaurs will.I was volunteering for the Pre-Kindergarten Halloween party today, and if I was the sort of … [Continue reading]
Too much news
October 28, 2009 by 3 Comments
I need to stop watching the news.I’m sure there are a lot of interesting things going on in the world, I’m sure there are a lot of important stories to be following, but the only thing I know about is the H1N1 vaccine. Vaccination clinics opened here … [Continue reading]
