On our hike to Pancake Rocks, or any hike for that matter, Dude and Princess always look for walking sticks. Conversation with Dude on the way down . . .
Dude: These really are some cool walking sticks I found this time.
Me: Yes, they are. They worked well today.
D: Yup. And this one - it’s got [...]
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The Other Ball
April 2010
Me: Hey Princess. It’s time to sign up for a spring sport. Do you want to play Little League coach pitch or play YMCA soccer?
Princess: Totally soccer!
And so we did . . .
June 2010
Me: Hey Princess. It’s time to sing up for a summer sport. Do you want to play YMCA coach pitch or do gymnastics [...]
Two Tickets To Paradise
In the car with Princess and Dude . . . listening to the radio on the way to summer day camp . . .
“I’ve got, two tickets to paradiiiise! Won’t you pack your bags, we’ll leave tonight! I’ve got . . .”
Dude: Hey Mom. Where’s Paradise?
Me: What?
Dude: Where is Paradise? That guy said he has [...]
Is It Lent Yet?
In the past I’ve given up sugar and swearing for Lent. This past year, I gave up sugar. I should have given up swearing…
In the car listening to the radio - Waking Up in Vegas
Princess: Oh my gawsh! She just said a swear word on the radio! I thought they couldn’t do that?
Me: She didn’t [...]
Rabbits Berries
OMG I’m still laughing!
In the car with Princess . . .
Me: So, did you have fun at your Valentine’s Day party today?
Princess: Totally! We had so much yummy food and we were all so full.
Me: Cool - glad you had fun.
P: And you know what else? You know how Aspen is so small? Well, she [...]
Crackers and Cupcakes
On my typical Monday morning yesterday, I was volunteering in Princess’ 1st grade classroom. One of the things they were working on was identifying cracker (dry, boring) words and changing them to cupcake (fun, exciting) words. So the sentence “My mom is very pretty.” would end up being something like “My mom is extremely beautiful.”
Last night [...]
I’m Just So Happy!
The fam went snowboarding/skiing last weekend. Beautiful day. Good times were had by all. Even though Princess could get down the hill twice as fast as the rest of us, she chooses to follow me “so she doesn’t get lost.” On one of our first runs, she is squealing and whooping and hollering all the way [...]
Mr. Ford
Dude and I are standing in the kitchen after school, doing the customary empty the backpack, check the planner, look at the homework routine.
Me: Dude, looks like you have another big book report to do before winter break.
Dude: Yup. It has to be on an inventor or scientist of something like that.
Me: Do you know [...]
The “SH” Word
Driving in the car with Princess, listening to the radio - “Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects is on (about the 100th time we’ve all heard it).
Princess: That man just said a bad word! Why do they let this song on the radio if there’s a bad word in it?
Mom: You’re right. But the [...]
The Wisdom of an 8 Year Old
Dude saw me looking at some work stuff the other night when he came home from school.
Dude: You have homework for work. Just like I have homework for school. Cool!
Me: Yup. It’s kind of homework for work. I’m just looking at some stuff so I’m ready for my first day Friday.
Dude: I bet you’ll have fun.
Me: Maybe. But [...]