I came downstairs this morning to find both children awake, watching Noggin.
There was a gigantic pink-white-purple swirled paint puddle dripping from the art table, smeared along the floor in a trail to the bathroom. Siwrly paint covered the bathroom floor, the cabinet, the toilet. There were pink footprints on the […]
I’m finally down to the last few boxes from the move. I am scraping mildewed boxes out of the basement, opening windows, and finding it almost habitable. The yard is lush and my deck canisters are bursting with squash and tomatoes and herbs. We have a new gas grill, and I find […]
It’s Tuesday.
Okay. You got me. I’m going to respond.
Seriously. You would not believe the e-mails I’ve gotten. People feel strongly about boogers, apparently. And lenient parenting. And, like, whether or not I should be permitted to procreate.
I want to set the record straight: THIS BLOG SHOULD NEVER […]
“Ren. You wrote on Sissy’s artwork. It made her cry.”
(Mare: Waaaa!!)
“Ren. She’s crying. Because of you.”
Renny stares at me, solemnly picking her nose.
“Do not. Draw on anything but paper. YOUR paper. Not the wall, not the furniture. Not Sissy’s art.”
Renny’s crystal blue eyes are unblinking. […]
I can’t believe they actually make lolipops with dead scorpions embedded in them.
And extra points if anyone can spot Ren on a Japanese blog.
The Parable of the Starfish
One morning an elderly man was walking on a nearly-deserted beach. He came upon a boy surrounded by thousands and thousands of starfish. As eagerly as he could, the youngster was picking them up and throwing them back into the ocean.
Puzzled, the man looked at the boy and asked, “What […]
