Entries from October 2008

October 28, 2008

Ah, the milestones of babyhood

You know, all the big important ones like rolling over, sitting up and…

swatting at inanimate objects.

October 25, 2008

I’ve heard high-waisted trousers are back in style.

Good to know.

October 25, 2008

These are not rubberbands.

3 out of 6 people, in this household, refer to them as “weapons”.

October 21, 2008

A Misunderstanding of Epic Proportions

Or How to make your mother FREAK out.
I feel I must provide you with some backstory as I’m not the type to overreact to injuries. In fact, I’m not even the type to give sympathy for most injuries and if my children feel their injury somehow deserves sympathy, they go to their father.
This summer we [...]

October 18, 2008

And that’s all you’re going to know about it, too.

S was excited to open a cereal box and find a “BATMAN STUNT FIGURE INSIDE!”
He started telling us about all the figures featured on the back, though he’s never seen a Batman movie.
“This guy, Batman, is the good guy and this guy is the Joker. He’s the bad guy ’cause he tells bad jokes.”

October 16, 2008

It’s feels like I’m on a rollercoaster….

Up and down.  Up and Down.
Things are looking good, things are looking bad.
I want my boring life back.
Oh, yeah. I’ve never had one of those.
So, in lieu of a real post, I thought I’d give you something else to read. And if you’re like me right now, you’d prefer something funny. So, I give you….
It’s [...]

October 9, 2008

If you give a man a camera…

You’ll have to tell him to take your picture.

After he takes your picture, he’ll tell you to look up.

Then he’ll tell you to smile.

If you smile, then he’ll tell you to look natural.

And then he’ll tell you to “keep talking”.

He’ll say, “hold her up.”

“More to the right.”

And then he’ll ask to see her toes.

And weeks [...]