Resist the Pain

Resist the Pain

A big day for this 5 year old. [wpvideo l42wURqv] Big brother advised writing this note and helped her spell out the words. Neither of them knew how to spell Madeline so they got down the set of Madeline books for reference.  Premium payment for a first tooth! The...

Trump vs Hillary

I asked Joseph to recap one of the 2016 presidential debates: Trump had water. Hillary didn’t have any. He kept drinking it. I had orange juice mixed with ginger ale! Trump said, “Wall.” That’s it. “Wall!” (No he didn’t,...
Too Much Muscle

Too Much Muscle

Joseph walked by with a pretty severe limp. I asked what was wrong. “My leg reaalllly hurts.” Why? “Oh, probably just too much muscle.” Yep, must be it. I showed him the photo.
Math + Cookies

Math + Cookies

So if you have 4 cookies across by 5, how many do you have? (blank stare) Think of four 5s…five and five is… “Ten!” And another five and five… “Ten…twenty!” Right…20…so if we do 5 pans, we’ll...
A Taste of Christmas

A Taste of Christmas

I made Peruvian chicken, with yellow rice and black beans on the side. The rice had turmeric, coriander and saffron in it (three flavors the kids aren’t used to), plus cumin and cinnamon, so I wasn’t sure how it would go over. I asked them if they liked...