As I was laying in bed pondering life a couple of weeks ago, I rolled over to Chris and shared a troubling thought. “I don’t think that Ali has the right idea about police. Did you see that wide-eyed look of fear in her eyes when those policemen walked into Chick-Fil-A tonight? I’ve done a […]
Christmas in July
Way back in the dark ages of December, when I knew that a baby brother and the turmoil that would be sure to follow was imminent, I bought a Gingerbread House and Gingerbread Tree kit to make with Ali – one last hurrah of uninterrupted Mommy/Daughter QT. We made the house four days before Noah’s […]
Mommy Is Not Your Servant.
“Hey Mommy – Can I have some more apple juice? My cup is empty.” “Sure, honey! Just a minute and I’ll fix it for you.” “Okay! I’m going to go play in the Living Room. You can bring it to me in there.” SCREEEEEEEEECH “OOOOH no you didn’t, girlfriend. Before you were born, I endured […]
Cousfusion.
Meet Eli. Eli happens to be Ali and Noah’s dashingly handsome cousin. He’s the perfect age of old enough to verbalize his opinions, yet young enough for them to be awesomely flawed. So, it totally makes sense that, when he met Noah for the very first time, and that very first time happened to be […]
Everything I Learned from Flying (and the Beach) With Two Children.
1. Don’t pack any more than you can carry, by yourself, while holding your baby, because your husband will need to be gone for approximately two eternities while signing paperwork for the rental car. 2. Point number one is completely impossible. Therefore, bring a friend. Two kids versus two parents in an airport is outnumbered, […]
The Continuum of Little Brother Endurance.
Being the little brother comes with its risks. If you are the little brother to another brother, you will need to prepare to be used for tackling practice, karate practice, as a human first base, and to be the person continuously pummeled at every Nintendo game ever made. (I was a little sister to a […]
A Revisit to The Willpower Experiment.
You know that bizarre phenomenon where you go to bed thinking “I’ve got to get up at 6 AM tomorrow”, and then you wake up, with no alarm, at 5:59? Or does that just happen to me? (Not recently, obviously – my baby alarm goes off EVERY morning before I’m ready to get up.) Last […]
On Grasping Reality…or Not.
A couple of weeks ago, Ali asked me.. “Mommy – are fireflies real?” “Of course they are, sweetie!” ..but then I got to thinking about it, and it totally made sense. We hadn’t been outside late enough this year to see any, and if I were her, which one seems more realistic – a bug […]
The Misconceptions of Childhood.
I distinctly remember a feeling from when I was a kid that I am now knowingly repeating in my daughter. It’s kinda like deja vu, but not. I remember having assumptions about the world – assumptions that my parents had definitely (at least in my mind) confirmed for me at some point, either by emission […]
The Side Effects of Blogging, as Indicated in Children.
Ali, of course, is my blog’s biggest fan. She pores over every single word I write, reading and re-reading every post. Her eyes well up with tears as she thanks me, overflowing with gratitude, for documenting her childhood in such a laborious and meaningful way. Okay, maybe that’s just what I hope she’ll do one […]