Posted in Everyday, Thomas on Jul 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Thomas treats any camera like it’s wielded by the paparazzi – any time you get one out he’s covering the lens, his face, or running for cover. The boy is so against being photographed, we’ve taken to calling him Sean Penn. But yesterday he was so proud of himself for spelling his name in sticks [...]
Posted in Everyday, Thomas on Jul 8th, 2010 4 Comments »
Me: “Thomas, be sure to tell your friends to stay out of the blueberry bushes.” Thomas: “What blueberry bushes?” “The three blueberry bushes we planted in the garden.” “We don’t have any blueberry bushes.” “Yes we do. They’re the bushes next to the big hole you’re digging to the center of the earth.” “The strawberry [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Thomas on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Me: “Stop biting your nails.” Thomas: “No!” Me: “Come on, I’ll clip ‘em when we get home.” Thomas: “No cwipping! It’s mo bettah this way, you should twy it!”
Posted in Ruthie, Seen, Heard, Said, Thomas on Jan 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Ruthie, drawing a picture: “This is mom & dad.” Thomas: “When they got out of jail?” Ruthie: “Yeah. And mom is pregnant.” Wha-?
Posted in Everyday, Ruthie, Thomas on Nov 30th, 2009 4 Comments »
The creative mischief never ends at our house, and it seems I have two children destined for tattoos in their future. Some might prefer I be more concerned about this, but I just can’t seem to get worked up over a little ink. It washes off. Usually. Our Thanksgiving weekend was thankfully free of horror [...]
Posted in Everyday, Thomas on Nov 13th, 2009 1 Comment »
Last night the kids and I drove a friend into Seattle. It was dark, we’d had a long day, it was getting close to bedtime. The kids were feeling snuggly, but Thomas didn’t have his trusted blankie. Out of the silence he says, “Mommy, can I have your phone because I took a picture of [...]
Posted in Everyday, Thomas on Sep 21st, 2009 2 Comments »
Tonight on the phone Ruthie wished me a happy birthday, and in the background I heard Thomas channel his inner Scooby Doo – “Your BIRTHDAY?!” He gets on the phone and says, all indignant, “Why weren’t we invited to your birthday?” “Uh… there’s nothing to be invited to, I’m down here working.” “But why didn’t [...]
Posted in Bryan, Everyday, Thomas on Aug 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Last night I fell asleep folding the laundry. (Yes, that’s right, my life is that exciting). Around 1:30 in the morning I woke up to the distant cry, “I POOPED!” and strained against grogginess to make sense of the context. It felt like the middle of the night, yet I was hearing my son hollering [...]
Posted in Everyday, Ruthie, Thomas on Aug 2nd, 2009 2 Comments »
Ruthie became dehydrated twice this week as a result of the heat – and despite my constant nagging about drinking water. As she hovered over the toilet, I held back her hair and stroked her back as she heaved. I’m not sure how I knew she was dehydrated, as opposed to actually having a stomach [...]
Posted in Everyday, Ruthie, Thomas on Jul 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Thomas: What are we doing here again? Me: I’m picking up the canopies our friends borrowed. Thomas: I WANNA SEE THE PEAS! Me: The peas? Thomas: Yeah, I wanna see the can of peas! — Ruthie: Mom, is the chicken we eat the same as the REAL chicken that goes BAWK BAWK? Me: Yup. Ruthie: [...]
Posted in Everyday, Ruthie, Thomas on Jul 1st, 2009 3 Comments »
Ruthie: Mom, why doesn’t [old babysitter] come over anymore? Me: She went off to college. Ruthie: When she’s done with college is she going to be a mom? Me: Maybe. Or she might get a job… Thomas: OR MAKE DINNER!
Posted in Everyday, Thomas on Apr 29th, 2009 4 Comments »
Hack [hak] Verb – To jury-rig or improvise something inelegant but effective, usually as a temporary solution to a problem. I am scrambling to hack a new childcare situation for tonight now that Thomas is sick. — Twelve hours from now I am to report to The King Cat Theater for my presentation at Ignite [...]
Posted in Bryan, Everyday, Fun Pile, Thomas on Mar 26th, 2009 4 Comments »
Thomas, today you are four years old. I can hardly believe we’re here already! You inspire me every day with your generosity. When you experience something amazing – a taste, a view, an object – your first reaction is to want to share it with someone. “THIS IS SO GOOD, MOM, YOU HAVE TO TASTE [...]
Posted in Thomas on Feb 16th, 2009 No Comments »
After spending the morning in Astoria on Saturday, I took this picture outside a game shop and emailed it with a note to Thomas: Hi Thomas! Hope you are having fun with Charlie and kaitlin. We miss you, and will see you soon. Look who I saw hanging around in a store today! Later that [...]
Posted in Everyday, Ruthie, Thomas on Feb 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
I set aside The Control Freak for an hour this week and helped the kids sign and assemble their Valentines. This is a fun age full of independence and exploration. I need to remember moments like this in the midst of the screaming, hair pulling, door slamming moments.
Be warned: what you see here is not my best work. It is what Anne Lamott describes in Bird By Bird as a series of “shitty first drafts.” Blogging dragged me kicking and screaming out of creative constipation by getting me to actually write. So I do that. A lot. Without worrying about every word choice or comma placement.
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