Buddy, angry because he didn’t want to stop playing and take a bath: “I’m so SICK OF THIS!” I think he swiped at a wall.
Whoops. Wonder where he learned this from?[Note to self: Learn to channel frustration another way. *ahem* I don’t swipe at the wall, or anything else for that matter, though.]
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At 6am today, [...]
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Aug 20 2007
Overheard Lately
Jul 26 2007
A Step-by-Step Guide to Remembering Why You Had Kids
I’m over here today with a recap of our Saturday. Poor G had to deal with a vomiting spouse, then a vomiting child this past week.
I know, he’s so lucky it’s a wonder he doesn’t have a parade showing his appreciation.
Read here. Thanks!
Jul 19 2007
Overheard in B & B Land
Yes, it’s Thursday. I’m at Parenting.
Today: Overheard in Bean & Buddy Land(aka Some Of The Funny Things They Have Said)To be entirely confused with Overheard in NY/etc.
A sampling:
________________________…And Proud Of It, Dammit!
Me: Look at the dog! Isn’t he beautiful?Buddy: Ooh… It’s black! It’s black!Me: Yup. It’s black.Buddy: I’m not black. I’m brown!Me: Um, [...]
Jul 12 2007
APG
Today at Parenting: my fascination with APG (Alpha Playground Girl). You know what I’m talking about, right? The Alpha Kids we’ve all known at some point in our lives. Or maybe once were at some point in our lives. (I was more of a Sidekick/Beta or Omega Kid myself.)
There are also some random photos of [...]
Jul 11 2007
Offsides
We came across these plastic glasses while packing for our move:
I have no idea where they came from. G is convinced they are my Dad’s. Because apparently my Dad looks like Benjamin Franklin.
They have officially been marked as a dress-up toy. Ben’s trash has become the twins’ treasure.
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Three people now have told me how much [...]
Jun 28 2007
Beanie Boop
I’m over at Parenting today, talking about The Bean. Apparently she has decided to skip childhood and head straight for tween-dom, for she’s crushing on our studly friend. It’s a little bit scary witnessing Girlfriend’s advanced flirting skillz since, you know, she’s THREE-YEARS-OLD.
Tomorrow she’ll be asking for a later curfew and trying to sneak through [...]
