Date Night Suggestion: Go Bowling, Get Sad
My wife and I will get a rare date night soon thanks to Nana watching the kids. Our 5YO’s date-night suggestion: “You should go bowling. Then get sad that we’re…
Tag: life
Abecedarian–That’s How Easy Love Can Be.
The Jackson 5 songs are fantastic for dancing and studying the electric bass, but for life advice, they sometimes fall flat. “I Want You Back” is how I test a…
Annotated Dreams and Swamp Things
The 5YO told me a dream: I went on a walk and I found the pond. (The one we walk to behind our place, though it sounds like she’s discovering…
The Week That Was, or Summertime Roles
It’s early, but the kids are awake and packing. They get to spend part of today with their Nana. Amy and I will be celebrating our anniversary. We usually stroll…
The Week That Was, or At the Movies! (At Home!)
Around the house has been uneventful and quiet. It’s been enjoyable, though we’ve had our usual summer errands and engagements: doctor appointments, daycare water days, meetings at work, etc. The…
The Week That Was, or Emptiness, Eagles, and Snow
While finishing the last week of the 2018 academic year, the family got some form of stomach virus that started last week. Since that cleared up, we’ve been able to…
The Week That Was, or This Is He Who Smells
An overheard conversation between bath and bedtime: 6YO: “Ciao”…”Ciao” means…uh…”Ciao” means “hello” and “goodbye” in…in… Amy: Italian. 6YO: In Italian. 4YO: (clomps in on cast) ¡Hola, Big Dogs! Despite a…
The Week That Was, or Them Geeses
Geese and ducks have returned with their young. We’ve been walking around the pond looking at greeny goslings, all fuzzy like they got stuck under a hair dryer. We’ve also…
