Wordless Thursday: Bundled up
I know. It’s supposed to be Wordless Wednesday, but the Columbus Day holiday is throwing me off. You’d think after 12 years of living up north…
The Six-Year-Old Writes Congress
The other day The Six-Year-Old asked if she could write a letter to Congress. We said sure. Here’s what came back: Transcript: Dear: Government. You are…
“Mommyo, why are you taking pictures of a soap bottle?”
Normally I don’t like to talk about commercial products on my blog, but while we wandered through our local supermarket the other day, The Six-Year-Old found something that is just too good of an idea to keep to ourselves.
Low-humidity water
One of the benefits of packing up your family and moving 2000 miles away from everyone your daughter has ever known is that in this highly…
Wordless Wednesday: Lost in a good book
This is supposed to be a wordless day, so I’ll keep it short. Things have been quiet here lately because I’ve been distracted from blogging. Ironic,…
Signs we may have been watching too much Star Trek
The Six-Year-Old, politely: “Mommyo, can I tell you something?” Mommyo, warmly: “Of course.” The Six-Year-Old, informatively: “Spaying works on tribbles, but not neutering.” Mommyo, carefully: “OK.”…
Wordless Wednesday: The best part of The Six-Year-Old’s week
Adjusting to a new school has been tough on The Six-Year-Old, so on Friday, we celebrated the end of her first week with a visit to…
Operation Paper Slick
The construction paper may be thick on the ground here at Caterpickles Central, but willing workers aren’t. How can a frustrated mother get her six-year-old to pick up after herself without complaining?
The sweetness of six-year-olds
Yesterday, as we were driving home from a highly satisfactory dinner at Horse Thief Hollow*, we passed a softball field in the middle of a not-yet-known-to-me…
Wordless Wednesday: T. Rex Eats Chicago
Ever since The Six-Year-Old adopted Grace Elvis from the Field Museum earlier this year, she has taken her responsibilities as a dinosaur parent very seriously. Things…
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