What is it “they” say? What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? Do you think that includes eating food off the floor? How about for kids who eat Cheerios out of the pile you’ve just created by sweeping up after lunch? You turn around for a second to get a dustpan and whammo! Like bees […]
Category Archives: The Mouths of Babes
FLASHBACK: I speak for the trees!
April 22, 2010 – 7:00 am
Every once in a while I look through my past writing and dust off something from the vault. This piece was originally written in July, 2009, and as today is Earth Day, I thought it only fitting to post it here. Ethan just came down from his “rest time†with The Lorax by Dr. Seuss […]
Moonwalk
April 18, 2010 – 5:40 pm
Jack: Ethan, do you remember the name of the first man to walk on the moon? Ethan: Neil Armstrong. Jack: Excellent! How about the second man? Ethan: Buzz Aldrin. Jack: And… what about the man who was waiting in the command module? Ethan: Uh.. ummm… Michael JACKSON! Cue me doubling over in muffled laughter and […]
The things he says
April 3, 2010 – 11:47 am
Bending down for the twentieth time to pick up a hurled sippy cup, I exclaim, “I’m getting old, guys. I’m an old lady!” Ethan’s retort: “Nahhhhh, Mommy! You’re a spring chicken!” Man, I love this kid!
Ahhhhh…
April 1, 2010 – 5:51 pm
Ethan came home from school with irritated, watery eyes today. Allergies? A cold? Errant eyelashes? The jury is still out on the cause, but after flushing his eyes with water and giving him dinner, he’s feeling much better. I just walked over to him and told him I realized that in my rush to make […]
