“Are elves real?”
The Four-Year-Old, from the backseat of the car: “Mommyo, are elves real?” Mother, distracted by all the crazy drivers on the Thanksgiving weekend roads: “No.” The…
Reason #1408 why I watch TV with my child: “What’s a rehorsalpig?”
Some days the real trick is just figuring out the question.
And now there’s video
Day 2 and we’re still excited about the launch of the Mars Rover Curiosity here at Caterpickles Central. Especially since we found these cool videos of…
Caterpickles Breaking News Alert: We have lift-off!
Caterpickles Central is abuzz with news that NASA has just launched the largest Mars Rover yet.
In which my daughter decides to only eat meat
Daddyo, somewhat wistfully watching his daughter chomp down on the last of the bacon: “The Four-Year-Old let me know that she was a carnivore today.” The…
It’s a long weekend…
So I’ve turned the blog over to The Four-Year-Old. As I type, she is busily rolling the Story Cubes looking for a good story to fall…
In Which The Four-Year-Old Plans the Cat’s Thanksgiving
After watching me work through one Thanksgiving prep list after another this week, The Four-Year-Old decided to write a Thanksgiving prep list of her own.
“Why do we eat turkey at Thanksgiving?”
Foiled in her attempt to make chicken nuggets the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving table, my frustrated four-year-old daughter naturally wanted to know: “Why is turkey such a popular dish at Thanksgiving?” Turns out you can read 15 articles on the topic and encounter the same 4 theories. But you don’t have to, because I did. Here’s why so many Americans still eat turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
Hey Boston-Area Parents–Want a free photo with Santa?
Just a quick post to let you know that Santa has come flying in from the North Pole to set up a Workshop at the Bass…
“Why are girl mosquitoes silent?”
One day while coming home from a nature class in a local bird sanctuary, my four-year-old’s mind had a question: “Mommyo, why are girl mosquitoes silent, but boy mosquitos buzz?” Turns out that’s not quite how mosquitoes work.
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