I am on duty as the P.M. parent to be home with the little one. She just went in for a nap after reading Smudge. Luckily for me, there were no discussions of male body parts or references to medical terms for the human anatomy. God forbid we as parents, teachers, adults in general would have to brave...
February 21st, 2007 | Parenting Blog | Read More
Our girl was sent home from school yesterday after dropping 5, count ’em 5, diarrhea poopies in a little over 3 hours. Now that is what I call productivity! She is a fine spirits otherwise, but there are some nasty bugs floating about her classroom right now – so she is home again today...
February 21st, 2007 | Hodgepodge | Read More
1:30am – Daughter cries out – kinda sounds like she is gargling water.1:31am – Dad retrieves Daughter from crib.1:31am – Daughter vomits all over the right side of Dad’s face.1:32am – Daughter is rushed to the bathroom, where she finishes what was started on Dad’s...
February 17th, 2007 | Parenting Blog | Read More
I went home for a couple minutes during lunch, to surprise my ladies. I was showered with kisses and raspberries, both grand and petite varieties of each. I discovered that just this morning, my little one began writing her whole name. Pretty exciting stuff! Yeah, the ‘g‘ looks funny,...
February 16th, 2007 | OWTK Kindie Music News | Read More
I will not be seeing The Shins in Philly next month. Tickets went on sale about an hour ago but if a steep face value of $27 per was not enough, the nasty and decidedly inconvenient Ticketmaster charge of $9.20 per priced me out of this event. That is $36.20 to see a very very good band, but one I...
February 16th, 2007 | So Much Time So Little To Do | Read More
I have been writing a lot over at Families.comI mentioned last week that I had about a dozen, half-done articles for Families.com. I have been pretty good over the past few days in putting the finishing touches on several. Here they are:Boo-Boo Peas. My girl’s ability to care for all her ill-dolls...
February 16th, 2007 | MISC | Read More
Yesterday was amazing. Never got out of our PJs. Played, slept, baked brownies. My girl was charming from start to finish. It was as close to a “Perfect Moment” type of day (to quote the late-Spalding Gray) as I have ever had. I wish it was the standard weekday for us.
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February 15th, 2007 | OWTK Kindie Music News | Read More
Two sisters. 12 and 14. On Barsuk. Opened for Sufjan, Cat Power, Pearl Jam, Rilo Kiley and Death Cab. SMOOSH (that’s their band name).I feel pretty comfortable saying that all kids, especially young ladies, need to be listening to these gals. Listen to a couple songs and watch a video here.Read...
February 14th, 2007 | Hodgepodge | Read More
