egg questions

Guess how many eggs we need to keep 5 children hunting for more than 10 minutes? How many of those are boiled and how many are candy? How many boiled eggs will you be coloring at YOUR house? Do your plastic eggs have candy, toys or money? Will the boiled eggs be eaten by everyone […]

how to clean

How to clean like my children – complain and attempt extortion use clorox wipes on surfaces only at your eye level announce “all clean” How to clean like Doug – turn on ionizer spray surface withe enzymes claim things are “clean enough” How to clean like me – begin attempt to scrub every inch of […]

celebrate with the medics

I am convinced that my family likes to plan their emergency hospital visits so that they occur during holidays.  Who needs a nice meal together as a family when you could be eating jello and getting blood drawn at all hours of the night?

For Doug

Me – “Can’t you remember how hard it was to be a teenager?” Doug – “I never cried for no reason or refused to say what was going on in my life.” Me – “You were never embarrassed by your own body?” Doug – “No. I ran around the locker room naked all the time.” […]

too much children’s tv

When Stanley’s great big book of everything took him inside a beehive today, I thought about all the island residents on LOST and how they are trapped inside a giant beehive.  I need sleep.

kid’s cup?

kid’s cup? Originally uploaded by cathymccaughan. We had a great day at the zoo today. This is the cup they sell in the children’s play area of the zoo. What do you think of a “moonshine jug” for a child’s drink?

Mom abuse

Today Evan has pulled my hair, head-butted me and smacked me in the face with toys.  He has bit the nipple in his mouth while pinching the spare.  He has pooped on me and wiped a boogie on my shoulder.  He even stabbed me in the toe with a steak knife.  Now that Monday is […]

Noah says

At my insistence, Sarah loaned Noah a pencil so he could do homework while waiting for karate class to start. Sarah – “I want this back.  I write my name on the sides of my pencils so everyone will know they’re mine.” Noah – “Yeah, it’s just like the one in my desk at school […]