Steven started up the clothes dryer, which immediately began to make an ominous *thunk, thunk* noise. “Whoa, whose clothes are those?” I asked. “The girl’s,” he replied. “Ooh, better check for lip gloss! It’s either that or a rock.” After a few minutes of rummaging, Steven emerged from the laundry room, victorious. “Ah ha!” “What […]
Category Archives: Lydia
kitchen complaints, episode seven
Tonight we were scrounging for something to cook, so we ended up having breakfast for dinner. We scored major Parent Brownie Points with this move. Sam, while eating pankcakes: “I’m the luckiest kid in the universe!” Lydia, doubtfully: “Why?” Sam: “I had a regular dinner and a breakfast dinner!*” Lydia: “Well, I had breakfast and […]
post-christmas eve update
In all the chaos, I forgot to post a Christmas Eve update. Ah well. Some years are like that. Here we go: Times the cat has eaten the tree and barfed: 0! Times the cat has picked a fight and had to be taken to the vet: 2 How many cookies Mommy has made: 245. […]
eight year old taco
Another year, another taco post. And the years just fly on by faster than a spinning teacup. Lydia has continued to grow and mature in her eighth year in ways that never cease to amaze me. Eight short years ago she was this petite wiggly baby. Now she’s an exuberant kid who loves fashion, art, […]
the death eaters seem to think it is your signature move
Starting about last October I began reading the Harry Potter series to Lydia. We’ve read them, a chapter a night, all through the holidays, all through the winter, and into this spring. The other day we finished the sixth book — I can’t believe I read through it without crying — and we’re about to […]
the devil’s spawn
Earlier I see the kids messing around with some water that has been sitting out on the back deck for a while. Afraid they’re thinking about drinking the water, I pop outside to see what they’re up to. “There’s little things swimming in the water!” Lydia exclaims. “We’re pretending they’re baby frogs, so we’re going […]
kitchen complaints, episode six
Sam: “I’m still hungry!” Pause for effect. Sam: “I’m still hungry!” He still gets no reaction. Sam: “I would like some more veggie sticks.” Me: “Please?” Sam: “I would like some more veggie sticks, please.” Me: “Okay, I’ll give you a few.” Lydia: “You mean several. You will give him several veggie sticks, because a […]
end of year notes
And suddenly it’s the end of 2015. This year went by so quickly there were some things I never got around to writing about, so I figured I’d fill in the gaps. Not sure if we did way too much this year or if I’m just getting old. Maybe a bit of both. In October […]
summer doldrums, diagnosis, and upcoming busy things
Once again this blog has suffered due to the summer doldrums. I am not a fan of summer, and it seems to sap all that is creative out of me. Thankfully, October begins tomorrow, and this Saturday we’ll have a high of only 68! Super excited! Summer has been busy, and we will continue to […]
kitchen complaints, episode five
The kids are having lunch. Sam hollers from the kitchen, “Mommy, I need some more blood!” “I’m sorry, what?” Lydia pipes up. “We’re pretending we’re Godzillas and the milk is the blood. We would like some more blood.” “We would like some more blood, please,” I correct. “We would like some more blood, please!” the […]