2009 September

Sing it Loud

September 30, 2009 By Marilyn

And now for your listening pleasure my son, the two-year-old super-genius. Let us just hope he uses his powers for good.

Filed Under: Kid Stuff Tagged With: Growing Up, K, Video

Little K has been suffering from a bad cold for the past week. On Friday I thought he was pretty much over it. I was totally wrong. Early Saturday morning, Hubby and I were woken up by crying coming from Little K’s room. Our initial thought was that he was messing around and trying to [...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: K, Sick

Story-time

September 28, 2009 By Marilyn

“Mom, would you like to hear a story?” He looks at me with his sweet, little face that only yesterday was all gray and sad. He has pneumonia and we’ve had a very bad weekend filled with doctors and hospitals and idiots…but that’s another story. “Once there were these ants that came out of a [...]

Filed Under: Kid Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: K, Yuck

The Parent Shut-Out Begins at Two

September 24, 2009 By Marilyn

Me: “Did you have fun at school today?” Son: “Mmmm.” Me: “Did you paint?” Son: “No.” Me: “Did you sing a song?” Son: “No.” Me: “Did you play with trucks?” Son: “No.” (Now I know he’s lying. There is no way that my son just spent two hours at preschool without playing with a truck [...]

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Alaska: Wednesday of Few Words

September 23, 2009 By Marilyn

Back in the old days (aka pre-kids) Hubby and I used to vacation every September. I figured it made sense. September is the same month as our anniversary. The weather is usually pretty good – not too hot, not too cold. And most important of all – other peoples children are back in school. Perfect. [...]

Filed Under: It's All About Me, Wednesday of Few Words Tagged With: Vacation, Wednesday of Few Words