The existentialist Six-Year-Old
A week or two ago, The Six-Year-Old caught a rather impressive cold. One night at bedtime, The Six-Year-Old snuffled up to her father. “Daddyo, what can…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
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…
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