When Amy claims that her “tummy hurts,” it could mean that she is tired, hungry, overstimulated, scared or actually has an upset tummy. When Noah claims that his “head hurts,” it could mean that he is tired, overstimulated, anxious, about to have a nosebleed or having a migraine. Tommy complains constantly. I understand that his […]
When the 3-year-old puts gum in the baby’s hair, skip ice and olive oil and go straight for the peanut butter.
“Well, if you weren’t on the ground having a tantrum, the dog wouldn’t be able to sit on your hair.”
We keep a large marker board calendar beside the front door which lists all of our activities. Every few weeks I update it with new appointments and activities. Today I cleaned up and filled the calendar with the last 6 weeks of school activities. The practices, performances and end-of-year programs have the calendar so full […]
Sarah has complained for some time about not having her own room. Last week she found a solution and created her own room. She now lives in a tiny tent on the front porch. Not wanting to be outdone in attention-grabbing wierdness, Tommy pitched his tent in the yard yesterday. I live in “tent city”.
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 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 […]
I couldn’t find plain Maalox, so now Evan’s bottom smells like strawberries.
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.” […]
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?