In which The Four-Year-Old answers her own question, sort of
The Four-Year-Old: Mommyo, I have both a question and an answer. Mommyo: OK. The Four-Year-Old: The question is, when did you get that bear poster? Mommyo:…
“How long do satellites stay in the air?”
As part of her Mars Rover Curiosity Liftoff Celebration, The Four-Year-Old built a satellite launch pad out of Legos, with only a few targeted assists from her parents. While hard at work on the cargo truck, The Four-Year-Old paused long enough to ask, “Mommyo, how long do satellites stay in the air?”
“When did penguins first wear sweaters?”
Loyal Readers, I have done my best to shield you from the crazy, but I can hide it no longer. This week, I have been haunted by penguins in little woolen sweaters.
The Lady Blogger Society Giveaway is brilliant
I must have spent 30 minutes this afternoon giving The Lady Blogger Society all sorts of free advertising via word-of-mouth just in an attempt to get…
“Do mice have eyebrows?”
This week I discovered Amigurumi, the art of knitting and/or crocheting small stuffed animals. The Four-Year-Old is highly enthusiastic about this art, as it promises to pad her collection of toys very nicely.While putting the finishing touches on my first mouse, the residents of Caterpickles Central got into a heated debate on the subject of eyebrows. Specifically, whether mice had them.
Don’t you fret
Preschooler on using metal cookie cutters to stamp shapes out of (cooled) homemade soaps: “I’ll stamp it myself, Mommyo. I’ll be careful. Don’t you fret.”
Things you don’t expect to hear at night
Overheard from the top of the stairs, about 15 minutes after the preschooler was supposed to be asleep: “Mommyo, can the scorpion sleep with me tonight?”…
“Mommyo, when can I draw my own adjectives?”
“Mommyo, when can I draw my own adjectives?” “Um, now?”
In which my daughter teaches me about upcycling
The last time I tried to throw away my four-year-old’s stash of empty toilet paper rolls, she talked me into making a Father’s Day gift with them instead. Turns out there are a ton of kids’ crafts that use items we adults would otherwise simply recycle.
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