Photo credit:Photo by Film Colourist I admit, I'm not a person prone to get places in a timely manner. Fashionably or unfashionably, I'm always late. And for the last two days in a row, it has been fashion that held us up in getting to preschool: four-year-old fashion, that is. Preschool is actually something I [...]
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Talking at Cross Purposes
Photo credit:Photo by Muffet on Flickr I was recently called to school to pick my son up because he had been running around the classroom instead of sitting in his seat. A discussion between my son and an administrator at his school ensued on my arrival. Now, if you are neurotypical and hear what they [...]
That’s my Girl!
My daughter likes to have me sing to her each night at bedtime. Her most frequently requested tune is "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." However, last night she wanted me to sing her new favorite song: the theme from Speed Racer. (Did I mention that even before Peter Pan I was in love with that other [...]
Goldfish Update
Well, dumping a bottle of Elmer's glue into a fish tank isn't an experiment I would have tried myself, but I did learn a few things from having the kids do it: Elmer's glue really is non-toxic. Goldfish can swim through gummy water for several days and survive. It's really hard to entirely empty a [...]
Haiku Fishiness
How long can goldfishlive in a tank filled with glue?Two days and counting. Hours spent tryingto remove glue from the tank:More than three so far. The tank still looks likethe fish are swimming in milk.Mama's frustrated. This story's moral?Never leave kids alone withA bottle of glue.
It’s that Time of Year
I've always wondered about this one line in that Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," the line about there being "scary ghost stories." Christmas, at least as I've known it, isn't the time for scary ghost stories; that's why we have Halloween, slumber parties and camping. Christmas has one scary ghost [...]
Those Crazy Reindeer
My daughter is currently doing what I used to do as a kid in December: binging on all things Christmas. Tonight having finished a rendition of "Frosty the Snowman" (who was, according to her, "a jolly, happy snow") and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," she launched into "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." When she finished [...]
Gravity, Four-Year-Old Styleor My Inability to Teach Science
My daughter was helping me clean the fish tank this weekend. "What's this?" she said, holding up a plastic nozzle attached to some rubber tubing. "It's a little bit like a vacuum for the fish tank," I explained. "It sucks up the fish poop from the bottom of the tank." "Is it loud?" she asked [...]
The Facts of Life According to My Kids
My brother and his wife had their baby, an as-yet-to-be named girl. I overheard the following conversation regarding this fascinating new addition to the family. (You'll note that my son's new favorite word, picked up from who knows where, is "slick.") Daughter: How did the baby come out of Aunt Leigh? Son: I think it [...]
A Four-Year-Old’s Work is Never Done
Today, my daughter was building a "really tall tower out of Legos" when I offered her breakfast. She looked at me very seriously and said, "Mama, I'm busy. I can't have lunch until I'm done with my busy and stuff. I have a lot of work to do with Legos." [Editor's note: yes, she refers [...]
