Tag: kids

This, That and a Karate Lesson, too

~ Lenore Diane ~ 3 Comments

Caution. What follows is a winding road with many forks. I begin with daycare.

When I picked up Charlie, the girls in his class were being chatty Cathys. (No offense to Cathys.) The babysitter looked at me, smiled and said, “Be glad you don’t have girls.”

Oh. I’m glad, alright. Having four sisters was enough estrogen for me. I wanted testosterone in my house. Then again. With testosterone comes bathroom issues –  messy, smelly bathroom issues. And, let us not forget, Captain Underpants. Continue reading “This, That and a Karate Lesson, too” →

Bedfellows, Buddies and Berber – Oh my!

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Having spent the past six days with a sick child, we are thrilled to start today off with a completely healthy household. The crowd goes wild! Our routine is back. And again, the crowd goes wild.

Charlie spent three nights sleeping with me, in Mommy and Daddy’s bed. And Daddy – well, Daddy slept on the couch. Last night, Charlie was ready, willing and able to return to his bed. Immediately, Joe asked if he could sleep in Mommy and Daddy’s bed. Daddy said yes. I had to work and wasn’t home, so Daddy actually got to sleep in the bed.

When we were putting Joe to bed, he said “If you snore, Daddy. Don’t. Because I hate that.” Continue reading “Bedfellows, Buddies and Berber – Oh my!” →

Off the Cuff

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Though this may comes as a surprise to you, the thoughts I share within this blog are filtered. Well, the thoughts are filtered to some extent. However today, the filter is broken. Let the deluge of unfiltered thinking begin.

It started with the question (and thought) from a friend, “I was wondering what your plans were for the boys during summer and other breaks? It just occurred to me as I’m processing, once you are full time, you’ll have to add full time summer care to your yearly budget.” Continue reading “Off the Cuff” →