~ Glitter Pumpkins, although quite satiating for a woman’s desire for pumpkin decor, will not qualify as true pumpkin decorating to the man of the household. ~ Especially when that man of the household is 34 years old and has never carved a pumpkin in his life, and is itching to give it a try, […]
Modern Day Vocabularic Brainwashing.
For those of you who do not currently have a small child, you may be completely and blissfully unaware of what I’m about to tell you. But you deserve to know. A disturbing replacement has happened in vocabulary as we know it. A brainwashing, actually, has taken place. The term “Indian-Style”, in regards to the […]
A Lesson in Three-Year-Old Theology.
Chris and I try to be strategic and consistent with Ali when teaching her about God’s Word. Wherever we can add it to her life, we try to do so. As a part of these efforts, I have several Classic-Kid Bible Song CDs in the car that she listens to and sings along with. I […]
Pumpkin Fever.
Our week has been pretty low-key, thanks to a fever virus that Ali contracted quite suddenly at 2am Monday morning. Although, if a kid’s gonna get sick, I prefer the fever virus over all other ailments, because, a) parents/other adults seem to be completely immune to it, b) there are no other awful side effects […]
Football and Kid’s Market: Two Different Forms of Crazy.
So Saturday Football did not disappoint. I mean regarding my Scavenger Hunt, of course – what, you thought I was talking about the game?? It was good too. The “interesting” fans were out in full force. Amanda B. did quite well on the Scavenger Hunt, and Green Door Girl did a fabulous job creating an […]
Having Two Index Fingers is SO Redundant.
Ali is determined to lose a finger. Not in a quick it’s-done kinda way, like, say, chopping it off, but more in a slow, painful, death-by-strangulation kind of way. (Which reminds me that when I was a kid, I believed that body parts, when they had their circulation cut off, went through a very specific […]
Adventures in Illnesses. Of Every Variety.
So this week isn’t starting off with quite the happy vibe I would hope. I’m thinking about declaring Wednesday to be Monday and starting over, but two Mondays in one week sounds rather worse than just accepting that it’s a bad week and moving on, so I think I’ll just look forward to next week. […]
Ali Get Your Gun and the Explanation of Freaky Baby.
We decided it was finally time to register for a few things for Noah. And, since it’s been four years since I’ve filled out a baby registry, I learned a few new things. My first surprise was that although adults (especially husbands) are completely mesmerized by the privilege of using The Barcode Gun, kids find […]
An Original Spin on the Traditional Blowout.
I went through a phase of blogging where I was writing a bunch of disgusting posts. That phase was called Diapers and Pottytraining. Then, as that delightful stage of life came to an end, my posts quit being so gaggable. And really, so did my life. But yesterday, we had A Moment. (Insert ominous-FOX-voice-overdub saying […]
A Chronological Tale of Cubbietastrophes.
Our Church does the AWANA program – similar to Scouts, except you get your badges by memorizing bible verses. I went through the program as a kid and absolutely loved it, and so, of course, I’ve been hyping the utter amazingness of it to Ali. Plus, my Mom has been the director of the Cubbies […]