Wordless Wednesday: Spock’s secret mission
Recently, The Six-Year-Old discovered the 1973 animated Star Trek series on Netflix. Her favorite episode, naturally, is More Tribbles, More Troubles. Her next favorite is any…
Teaching your child to be a savvy spender
The Six-Year-Old has been getting an allowance since she was four. Since starting the allowance, I’ve been surprised by how hard it’s been not to dictate to my daughter how she can spend it. I want her to be a savvy spender, but she’ll never get there if I protect her from making mistakes with her money now, while the consequences are still small.
Classic Caterpickles: Breakfast at Caterpickles II
While writing my post for Wordless Wednesday, I came across this classic Caterpickle from two years ago. The Four-Year-Old is just so darn funny, I couldn’t…
Wordless Wednesday: In which I am ambivalent about pumpkins
I am always so torn when I see pumpkins on display. On the one hand, so lovely. On the other, whenever I see them, I can’t…
“How do you tell the difference between a green pumpkin and a gourd?”
Last week, I saw this heirloom pumpkin display. My photograph told The Six-Year-Old everything she wanted to know about green pumpkins, but Daddyo’s mind had a question. “How can you tell the difference between a green pumpkin and a gourd?”
On the road with The Six-Year-Old, Episode 5: The Car Seat Boogie
The Six-Year-Old, taking a pause from singing along to Gaelic Storm’s “Raised on Black and Tans” on a recent roadtrip: “I feel a strange kick in…
Wordless Wednesday: Fall of denial
Nice try, The Six-Year-Old’s school. But it still feels like fall to me. Related Links: Wordless Wednesday on Caterpickles Wordless Wednesday: Fashionable Halloween Costume for your…
“Where do banana slugs live?”
On learning that banana slugs lose and regrow over 27,000 teeth in their lifetime, The Six-Year-Old’s mind naturally had a question. “Mommyo, where do banana slugs live?”
More trouble with tribbles
The Six-Year-Old, on our walk to school yesterday morning: “Uh oh. It’s raining tribbles.” Mommyo: “Better duck.” The Six-Year-Old, curiously: “Why?” Mommyo: “I don’t want to…
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