If only science worked that way
After a bout of kitty asteroid tossing, The Five-Year-Old naturally wanted to review the results of the experiment with her father.
“Daddyo, what did our ancestors grow out of?”
Overheard when passing by The Five-Year-Old’s bedroom while storytime was in progress. The Five-Year-Old: “Daddyo, what did our ancestors grow out of?” Father: “Oh, lots of…
Tigery’s Tale, As Told By The Five-Year-Old
Ever wondered what Tigery’s life was like before she came to live with us? Pull up a chair. The Five-Year-Old has a story she’d like to tell you.
A good photojournalist is always prepared
Last weekend, Mommyo found The Five-Year-Old in the entryway busily stocking her backpack with gear for our trip to the New Bedford Summerfest, and as Mommyos…
The Five-Year-Old Goes to the Movies: The Cat From Outer Space
On Father’s Day weekend, my husband asked The Five-Year-Old if she would like to watch his favorite movie from when he was just a Five-Year-Old. Naturally she did, so he hunted down The Cat From Outer Space, courtesy of Netflix.
“Where do all the silent p’s go?”
After hearing Daddyo explain to The Five-Year-Old that in words like ‘pneumonia’ and ‘pteranodon’ the ‘p’ is silent: Mommyo, facetiously: “Where do all the silent p’s…
Kitty paleontology
Daddyo, on finding pellets of dried play-doh on our dining room table: “What’s this?” The Five-Year-Old, informatively: “The poop of the first kitties to ever walk…
Snap out of it, Mommyo!
Another in my backlog of Mulberry posts: On the drive home from putting our cat Mulberry down last March, Mommyo, plaintively: “I don’t think I’m going…
Once upon a time, just before bed…
In which The Five-Year-Old and I have a conversation about the right age to begin reading Jane Austen.
Overheard at Frances William Bird Park
The Five-Year-Old: “Mommyo, what’s that bench about?” Mommyo: “It was given in honor of a lady who died.” The Five-Year-Old: “What’s her name?” Mommyo: “Nancy.” The…
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