If you read my post below, you know that recently Will and I negotiated a small payment for his upcoming performance as ring bearer in a wedding. I told the story of our negotiation to a friend, who is a mother and grandmother. “Whoa,” she said. “You didn’t give in did you? I would have [Read More]
Alex P. Keaton, Part I
My kids are going to be the ring bearer and flower girl in a wedding this summer. The bride is one of their former teachers and babysitters. It’s actually a nice honor, but I hope they come through for the bride! Will does not want to be in a wedding. I’m not sure why. Recently [Read More]
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Time for a Nap
Both of my blog readers know that I work in research (when I’m working outside the home, that is!) Often, my work hosts guest speakers who talk about topics in child development. A recent talk caught my attention. It was about an experimental study of the effects of nap deprivation on emotion regulation. Hmm. Isn’t [Read More]
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Pennies for Peace–or Pizza?
This morning Will shouted, “Mom! I need to take pennies to school today!” “Why?” I asked. “It’s called Pennies for Peace. Our class is filling up a jar with pennies. I need to take pennies!” This was doable. We have at least 3 penny jars around the house. I scooped out a couple hundred pennies [Read More]
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What’s in a name?
Sydney and her dad were goofing around this weekend. They started talking about their names. “What’s your name?” asked Sydney. “Scooter,” Chad answered. “Noooooo. You’re not Scooter!” “Yes, I am.” “Noooo. You’re not Scooter! What’s your name?” “Chad,” her dad finally answered. “Chad?” said Sydney. “That’s a terrible name!”
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Car Wash
The kids were outside playing together. It was a minor miracle. The game they decided to play was “let’s-put-water-in-the-trash-can”, which I discovered after they made numerous trips past the window with cups of water in their hands and evil little glints in their eyes. I suggested that instead of putting water in the trash can, [Read More]
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Nuts
Sydney picked out a beautiful (!) princess barbie doll and pony with some of her Easter money this week. She really loves ponies and we have spent many minutes combing their manes over the last 6 months or so. Sometimes she names her ponies. Thus, while I was brushing the mane of her newest pony [Read More]
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Girls who Rock the World
Last week Sydney and I enjoyed a performance by the children’s musical group “Two of a Kind”. One of their songs was called “Girls who Rock the World”, about 4 young women who did amazing acts, such as the first woman to speak in front of the U.S. congress. Later Sydney and I were talking [Read More]
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Poop Sandwich–An Update
Just a quick update that my son STILL refuses to take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in his lunch to school. Back in September, he claimed the PB&J that I packed had poop on it and he threw it away. Yup, that’s right. Poop. I can *guarantee* you I did not put poop on [Read More]
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Laundry Tips from Experienced Bad Mom
1. Sort by color 2. Turn everything right side out 3. Pretreat stains 4. Select the proper temperature and correct amount of detergent 5. Remove Pull-Up from daughter’s pajama bottoms before washing the whole load. This ensures against getting pearlized pebbles all over your clean clothes and finding a half-ton Pull-Up in your washer. Trust [Read More]
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