Unmemorable school papers, broken down boxes of Rice Chex, rinsed-out jars of mayonnaise; they’re all curbside come Tuesday morning, ready to be reborn. ********** Each year, at a point coinciding with leaves cascading downward and temps dipping below AARP membership age, I stroll into my local Target. This is not […]
We’re driving away from Paris, half way to Toulouse where we’d sleep before passing up, over, and through the Pyrenees & Andorra, as we hustled back to Barcelona to fly home. I glanced behind me to check on the kids only to discover the Mouse topless in her carseat, still strapped […]
We are back from holiday and I am back giving you more of what you may or may not want here on OWTK. Hooray for the internet, for stupidity (I’ll explain), for still-warm baguettes priced under 1 EURO, and for the socialism that makes that last one possible! My hiatus […]
Here’s the short version: I’m taking a break from all most things internet. See you in a couple of months. In the meantime, you should know that there are some brilliant albums coming out for families young and old. Most notable of these are: The Okee Dokee Brothers “Can You […]
Since completing the Brother P-Touch sponsored & inspired organizational endeavor of late-2011, our trusty label maker has been utilized for a number of projects; most recently during the preparation for the Bear’s 8th birthday party. Ahead of the baking-themed shindig a couple of weeks ago, my two girls labeled all […]
In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, Lloyd Miller of the great kindie band The Deedle Deedle Dees has recorded not one, but a pair of Happy Birthday YouTube videos for my oldest daughter who became no-longer-seven today. The Bear turned 8, specifically, at 12:14pm (ET) this afternoon. I […]
The parting shot on the final page of this, the official The Lorax movie themed doodle book, asks children to “Draw yourself doing something to help the Earth”. Something like, say, not blowing $6 on a fucking doodle book that Random House didn’t even have the common sense or decency […]
What do we know about kids and their clothing? They grow out of stuff in the blink of an eye. They get their threads incredibly dirty. They want to wear only their favorite ensembles. With these facts in mind, here’s my quick & easy kid clothing strategy going forward: Buy […]
