Wordless Wednesdays: The perils of undercaffeination
On the bright side, that counter is really clean now. Related Links: Overheard on a recent Saturday morning (Caterpickles) – in which the consumption of coffee…
Mad Lib Spam
Normally, I just skim the comments that end up in my spam folder and delete them without thinking too much about them. I do this, because…
The Seven-Year-Old stands up for monsters
The Seven-Year-Old, spiritedly: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer? I don’t get that. Why do they always slay things that don’t need slaying? Like dragons. Dragons are just…
Wordless Wednesday: That is not the awesome hiding place you think it is
The Vacuum Cleaner Monster could still find you there. Try under the bed. Related Links: More Wordless Wednesdays on Caterpickles
What is that rat-sized beetle?
On a recent trip to Field Museum, The Seven-Year-Old and I wandered into a tiny room downstairs that looks deceptively like a pleasant little reading nook. There’s a desk, a wall of butterflies, a collection of bugs trapped in amber, and rat-sized beetles. What are those things called?
Mommyo messes up The Seven-Year-Old’s schedule … AGAIN
The Seven-Year-Old, angrily, to the sound of much paper sloshing around underfoot: “Why does she mess up my schedule like this? I have a schedule book…
Wordless Wednesday: I can’t believe I forgot about that
Canelo crawled into my lap while I was working this afternoon. Within seconds my keyboard was covered in cat hair. The Cat Hair Ejection Fraction is…
Overheard on a recent Saturday morning
Mommyo, grabbing her coffee mug by its body: “Oh! That’s hot!” The Seven-Year-Old, sagely: “That’s why they invented handles, Mommyo.” Related Links: More funny stuff my daughter…
Wordless Wednesday: The Seven-Year-Old finally gets her kitten
Introducing Canelo, our new super sweet and snuggly 4 month old kitten.
Wordless Wednesday: More Birdwatching in Chicago
Spotted this Great Blue Heron on my way to the Wooded Island a week or two ago. Related Links: The Osaka Garden on Chicago’s Wooded Island (Caterpickles)…
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