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…
Applied Vocabulary: “What does camouflage mean?”
cam·ou·flage [kam-uh-flahzh]: noun* the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance a…
More fun with idioms
Overheard in the bike lock aisle of our local Target on a recent Saturday… Mommyo, sentimentally: “Daddyo, fourteen years ago today we were packing for our…
Geeky typography humor
Daddyo, interrupting his interpretative reading of The Hardy Boys’ The Mark on the Door, “Mommyo, you have to look at this. It’s the world’s longest dash.”…
Driving while parenting, Episode IV
Daddyo to the driver of the gold Jaguar cutting him off on I-90 in the midst of Chicago rush hour traffic: “Oh sure, bring your expensive…
The Six-Year-Old turns the corner
The Six-Year-Old, diving into her fifth Diary of Wimpy Kid novel in as many days, “Mommyo, I never used to read long books but then I…
Tonight’s Evening Fete is Canceled
With another birthday just a few days away, it’s time for the annual airing of my cranky old lady persona. I’ve broken out the cat-themed jigsaw…
On the Road with The Six-Year-Old, Episode 4: How can you tell the difference between a decrepit old barn and a merely ramshackle one?
While passing through Pennsylvania on our recent road trip, Mommyo, pointing: “Now that’s a decrepit old barn.” The Six-Year-Old, enlightened: “Oh! So that’s what decrepit means!”…
The Six-Year-Old wins another round
On a recent Saturday afternoon, The Six-Year-Old and her father were tucked up on our couch reading The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys #1) by Franklin W.…
Jedi Word Tricks
The caffeine consumption at Caterpickles Central has gone up considerably since we decided to move to Chicago. Mommyo’s alone has more than doubled. Naturally, The Six-Year-Old…
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