Tag Archives: kids
big little
(ADAM has just helped me buy something at Best Buy.) ME: Thanks for your help. You’re a good little friend. ADAM: Don’t call me that. ME: Well, you are. You’re my best little boy. ADAM: You can call me the … Continue reading
on enrolling in kindergarten
Christie has the total kindergarten wrap-up. The headlines: the school attached to Christie’s church has pulled into the lead, and we’re going to attempt to wrap up a real summary of how much private Catholic school is going to actually … Continue reading
adam vs. american idol
In terms of kid-safe programming that doesn’t drive me crazy, American Idol has been pretty good to us this year. I’m not sure if they’re following it exactly, but they have an idea about “you’re going to Hollywood”, and how … Continue reading
the new format (introductions)
I am probably going to be posting these delightful mini-screenplays from real life over on Tumblr soon, since that’s a great place for that kind of thing, but they’re down right now. (There was an Asian-looking girl at the top … Continue reading
overheard
In the car, yesterday. Adam’s stuffed kitty is in the space between the car seats. ADAM: I want to hold my kitty. BECKY: What? ADAM: I want to hold my kitty. BECKY: What? ADAM [who has, by this time, collected … Continue reading
time to lock everything down
Adam snuck into the computer room this morning (while I slept) and purchased “Everything’s OK”, Al Green’s 2005 album, from iTunes. Also, I am serious. I just bought a mouse for the Mac: I think this helped him (the touchpad … Continue reading
back to real life
Hey everyone. I’ve been on vacation (from work, not from my house) for over a week. That’s always fun to do if you have vacation time at the end of the year: burn it between the 25th and the 31st. … Continue reading
not much of a blogger
Or so says Cratchit (who actually said I’m not much of a blogger “these days”, which allows us both to reflect on the glory days of blogging everything we bought, every cheese sandwich we ate, and every annoying person who … Continue reading
musical taste
On the way to school this morning, my iPod started playing “Girlfriend” by ‘N Sync. (Stop looking at me like that. It’s classic Neptunes production.) “What is this band about?” Adam asked. “Being friends,” I replied, not knowing if he … Continue reading
