It was after Sydney’s swim class at the Rec Center. We were showering off, in two different stalls. Sydney said, “Guess what, Mom?” “What?” “I’m peeeee-inggggg!” Silence from the locker room. Great. I’m sure a million kids have peed in those showers, but only mine announces it to the entire locker room. I’ve either got [Read More]
A Lovely Moment
Will got in the bathtub last night to wash up.“I love you, Mom,” he told me, as I stood in the bathroom straightening up. He tapped his heart. “You, Dad, Jesus and God are in here.” “That’s nice, Will,” I replied honestly. I was touched. “And Doodee [our cat] and Sydney,” he added, continuing to tap his [Read More]
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A Tale of Two Toads
Even though I usually whine about what a bad mom I am, sometimes I like to mix it up and simply share things my kids did that made me smile! This weekend the kids discovered two toads in the backyard. They loved holding them (!) and naming them: “Camo” was Will’s toad and “Sally” was [Read More]
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Happy Memorial Day
Our little town always has a Memorial Day parade. This parade is one of three we have each year. Besides the Memorial Day parade, there’s the local fair parade in September and the Holiday parade in December. Will, 7, says he’s not going to the parade tomorrow. Why? Because this parade, the most poignant parade [Read More]
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Pants on the Ground, Pants on the Ground, Lookin’ like a Fool with your Pants on the Ground
Last Tuesday we got THE CALL. From Will’s principal. Sigh. Turns out he was in the coat room at the end of the day with 2 other boys. He told them to pull his pants down. They did. They saw his underwear. The Principal said he was very forthright about what happened, and she realized [Read More]
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Drive-by Cussing
Beep, beep! A car drove by our house the other day and honked. Sydney asked, “Mom, what was that?” “It was somebody driving by. Maybe they knew us,” I answered. “Or maybe they’re a stupid idiot!” Sydney declared angrily. Hmm. Wonder where she picked up language like that?!
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Mac and Cheese, please!
Sydney was dining on same mac and cheese at the kitchen table. The first picture I could find of mac and cheese and Sydney! “Uh, oh,” she said. “I dropped some on the floor.” I looked under the table and saw a couple noodles on the floor. “But that’s okay,” she said reassuringly. “Because the [Read More]
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Wardrobe Malfunction
My baby bumble bee Sydney had her first ballet recital this weekend. It was very sweet, and quite the production! Little did I know last September when I signed her up for dance classes that I happened to pick the most high-falootin’ dance place in town. These people take their dance SERIOUS. Case in point: [Read More]
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Experienced Bad Blogger
I just noticed that on my last post, May 5, I used the exact same picture of Sydney that I used with the previous post on April 30: So not only do I have mad “Mommy” skills, but clearly I have mad blogger skills, too!
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It’s Not Easy Being Green
I’m living in a house divided. First, there is Will, 7. He wants to recycle everything. He demands we use the front and back of every paper. Last week he left the wee plastic stub of his ring pop on the counter. “Will, put this in the trash,” I commanded. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,” he shrieked. “Recycle it!” [Read More]
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