I Strongly Dislike Paleontologists (#2 in the Bastards series)

Complex dino names Roll off his tongue like ice cream While I stammer, lost… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am mother to the most adorable, sweet, kiss-filled 5-year-old boy in the entire universe. Yes, he is just like your 5-year-old boy, just a wee bit better. (I must confess that last week he showed his boy parts to [...]

Puppy Pirates – the Art of Conversation with a 5 year old (Part 2)

There are no pit stops On McTalker’s race track: just Go fast and turn left. ——————————————————— Thanks for coming back to read part 2 of Puppy Pirates.  First, how have tactics one and two been working for you?  The Last Noun Volley and Big Muscle Maneuver can be quite helpful so I hope you give them a [...]

Puppy Pirates – the Art of Conversation with a 5 year old (Part 1)

Lightning McTalker Speeds round the conversation Leaving me in dust ********************************** I picked AB up from the gym child care one day last week. He was hunkered down in the far corner with the only other kids in there at that time – two girls. They weren’t visible when I first walked in, so it [...]

Kids say the darndest things (or Balls, part 2)

Imploringly he holds my face and whispers his sweet little boy song ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The place: CVS The who: Me and my then 4 year old boy, AB. The what: AB watching himself on the security TV at the entrance. The quote:  Hey mom, watch me! I’m whacking my boy parts on TV!! The reaction: Silence. [...]

“The Best of” our Christmas holiday (or how weapons, a hand mixer and underwear made for a great few days)

Christmas joyfulness Cupped in my hands, warm, fragrant, To be savored, shared. ——————————————- The buzz of Christmas is giving way to the reality of normal life. Before it gets away, let me share some of the more notable happenings around the Howard household these last few days. Most surprising: It was one of our best [...]

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