dear orange crush,
(long, contemplative, pause)
you died. and now i’m very sorry. SO, my dad has to take care of my next fish.
i’m done.
b.
Archive for August, 2008
ode to orange crush
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
farewell
Posted in parenting on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i never got this upset over my own pet fish dying (remember?). but when S. got home tonight (after the boys had gone to bed), he noticed that orange crush was bottoms up. i jumped up and went to investigate. sure enough, OC was definitely a goner.
i’m sad for b. he hasn’t paid too much [...]
innocents
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
this post on finslippy reminded me of a similar experience we had last year. you know this story, but i thought it worth writing down for posterity.
we were on our way to london to visit your new home for the first time. i had bought the boys each a new cars movie character for the [...]
word(s) count
Posted in me, parenting on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
lately, after i enjoin n., i end with the standard review … “what did i say?”
his candid response is,
that’s a lot of words, mama.
i hear him, i do. but how to make my instructions more lucid? concise? cogent?
maybe everything i say should be limited to the length of a tweet. if only i could be [...]
how do you not laugh?
Posted in parenting on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
n. greeted me this morning with all-out, knock-down wailing. i thought he was upset that daddy had left, as i’d just heard the door close downstairs. turns out that S. turned off the tv, which set off the histrionics.
and on from there. non-stop fussing. whining galore. and you KNOW how much i love whining.
so i [...]
one thing i don’t have to worry about…
Posted in parenting on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…is b. having separation issues. hardly ever has.
monday, i was crowing (if only to myself and S.) about how grateful i am that b. is so adaptable. he walked into his new camp class, a bit wary, but sat down and kissed me good-bye, with nary a fuss.
tuesday, same deal. happy to go. wanted to [...]
let the games begin!
Posted in parenting on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
the boys are getting into the spirit of the Olympic games by turning every single minute activity into a competitive event (as little boys are wont to do). case in point.
i come out of the shower to hear what appears to be lovely cooperative “band” play. b. is singing “i love you” from barney, in [...]
