Angry Mommies

Maddie looked up at the big electrical towers holding up cables and stretching up the mountain. “Those look like an angry mommies.”

Yammering Away

Maddie and I went in to wake Joseph up for school. He sat up in bed, yammering away about some detailed something as he took off his pjs. He gets up, still talking, strolls into the bathroom. I’m thinking, “I wonder what age kids start to want...
Pea Soup

Pea Soup

Maddie: Mom, you know we had pea soup at grandma and grandpa’s? It was good. I mean, yours is good too but…well, theirs is just a little bit better.  Me: Yeah, that last recipe I made wasn’t the best, was it? Maddie: No. It was not. You really...
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...
Masters of Rest

Masters of Rest

Mom, my teacher played Bob Dylan when we put our heads down for our little rest time today.  Really?  Yeah, it was this song. Masters of War? Oh. No, it was another one. But I recognized it was Bob Dylan because it had a...