Today my baby celebrated her graduation to toddler, though I insisted it didn't happen until 4:58pm, and that she will always be my baby.

We commemorated the occasion by arriving at the same hospital where she was born to meet an ambulance containing my tiny other baby, who looked especially teeny in that giant ambulance all by himself. Heart. ( Read more... )

Me: oh, Andy Warhol. I love his work!
G: I really like Mo Willems

A local radio station is giving away $1000 a day and was having people call in to see what they would do with the money. So I asked G what he world do.

"Buy Mac!" He exclaimed. He has been saving up his money in his bank for Mac--the third of this truck from cars. The Mac Trevor has as he calls it. Whatever.

"Cool, but after you'd buy Mac you'd ( Read more... )

One for the baby book: today I got my first, "I don't really love you anymore." We almost made it to 4. Steve was really upset. I knew it would happen eventually and was actually less awful than I thought it would be. It was the result of me making him leave preschool immediately when he threw a truck at Luca. I was also told I'm not fun anymore ( Read more... )

S: why did the chicken cross the road?
G: what chicken?
S: the one that crossed the road
G: I'm not a chicken!
S: I didn't say you were a chicken.
G: there's no chicken in here.
S: nor in here. On the road. Why did the chicken cross the road?
G: what chicken? I don't see any chickens.
S: why do you cross the road?
G: only with you or mama. But we don't ( Read more... )

Hot, hot day. But got to fly kites for a bit. It was lots of fun until G smacked his friend and we made him leave abruptly and he cried the whole way home (but eventually turned it around for some good swingset time). But still, kites! Yay summer. Happy birthday America.


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I can't ever if I posted out previous vegetarian conversation but it came up again last night and I wanted to document.

A few weeks ago:
G: veterinarian is an an animal doctor. What's a vegetarian?
Me: a vegetarian an animal or someone who doesn't eat meat. Like Emaline's daddy and auntie Pam. They are vegetarians.
(Thoughtful pause)
G: is bacon a ( Read more... )

In talking about going to visit a friend:

Me: You need to be nice with Jude and share the toys.
Him: Yes I will. I will not be rude or shellfish.

There are times when I see myself in my children, and it is magical, amazing, takes my breath away. Then there are other times ( Read more... )

Today I did laundry. Spent all this time washing and folding and putting away an entire load. My clothes tally? 1 pair of yoga (who am I kidding? On a good day they are pajama pants and on most days they are casual wear) pants, 1 nursing tank, 1 sock. This is not, by the way, because I got through fewer clothes. Today, for example, I've already ( Read more... )