Hello. My talk is on S’mores.
I’m not one to often make frivolous purchases for myself. For the Baby, okay, but not for me. However, my nice Mother-in-law gave me the funnest fun-in-a-box I’ve had for a long time, made even better by the novelty of such a “just because” thing. It is called a S’more [...]
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Winter Camp
Posted in food, kid fun, unwind, tagged s'mores on January 15, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Christmas catch up part 2: Whack-a-Pig
Posted in crafty, family, kid fun, tagged Christmas eve traditions, homemade piñata, paper maché on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think Pi was two the year we first broke a homemade piñata on Christmas Eve. Why a piñata? I don’t know. We were new parents trying to drum up a kid-friendly activity. All she dared do was lightly tap it with the stick from a safe distance, and even that took some prodding, gentle [...]
swear weirds
Posted in Weirdville, family, kid fun, kids on December 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Swear words are strictly taboo in this family. Yes, I am a prude. But Isp is a kid who likes to push his limits. From the back seat of the car I heard him taunt, “I’m going to swear. Hhh…. eeeeh…”
“If you say a swear word, I will wash your mouth out with a soapy [...]
birthday yams
Posted in Weirdville, domestic bliss, family, food, funny, kid fun, kids, tagged airplane museum, birthday cake, chocolate cake recipe on November 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I asked Isp what he wanted for his birthday dinner. He started to automatically quip, “Pizz–” but stopped short and revised hiself, “Yams! We never, never have yams. Why don’t we ever have yams?”
“Are you saying you want yams for your birthday dinner?”
His face brightened. “Yes!” He ran off giggling.
Who am I to argue with [...]
Frankenstein’s brother’s nephews
Posted in Weirdville, food, kid fun, kids, tagged groats, scones on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wacky is the new normal.
This lovely piece of plastic surgery is compliments of Ood and Tood, who used peanut butter to reconstruct their lunchtime apple slices. Maybe that’s how Dr. Frankenstein got his start too.
In the anarchy that was scouts I forgot to snap any photos, but did get a couple immediately afterward. For the [...]
code words
Posted in Weirdville, family, funny, kid fun on November 6, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I love the jargon peculiar to individual families, which seems to flourish in big families where the natives gradually take over and invent their own language. Here are a few of the terms I grew up with:
coil – a burner on a stove top. I still slip and say “coil” now and then, and my [...]
saved by the corn maze
Posted in family, kid fun, scatterbrain on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I woke up in a cold sweat yesterday morning realizing that the school kids would be doing some sort of fun Halloweeny stuff in school, and I hadn’t planned anything at all for home schooling Tood. Dangit! But down the road this historical farm had a corn maze so we quick flew over there [...]
Happy Hallow-uhhhh
Posted in kid fun on November 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I hope everyone had a safe and sugar laden Halloween! I’m blissfully recovering from my candy induced coma, but when greater than three brain cells begin functioning (tomorrow) I’ll post for real.
Pi’s dragons
Posted in crafty, domestic bliss, kid fun, tagged sculpey on October 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
My mind, it is a thousand feathers and a blow dryer, but I am not resigned.
I rage against the blow dryer! (I believe it stayed clean for nearly 3.7 minutes.)
Okay, by popular demand (one person) here are some fabulous sculpey-instead-of-homework creations by Pi herself, the self-proclaimed “Master of Puny Sculptures”.
A year or so ago [...]
Last Lovely Days
Posted in Weirdville, family, kid fun on October 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Ood is a capable kid.
Chef.
Fashion expert.
He also insists he can drive, totally convinced that he is old enough and knows how. I hang the car keys up high and live in fear.
Couple days ago, I was doing some school with Tood when I heard peals of laughter coming from the bathroom.
“Oh, no,” I said.
“What’s the [...]
mei tai
Posted in crafty, kid fun, tagged babywearing, mei tai, sewing on October 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I have had a little blog break this week. Too many stupid, garbagey, stressful things that I hate, which is so unfair because everyone knows blog breaks are supposed to be for vacationing in Europe. (My winning, can-do character always shines through during times of stress.) It’s at times like these that sometimes little, puny [...]
Darwin
Posted in domestic bliss, kid fun on September 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My yard has wanted attention this year which has not been forthcoming. Gardens that in previous years were tended and tilled were left to do their own thing. The neglect was so severe I coined a new term for my style of yard work: Darwinian Gardening (survival of the fittest.) Well, I was busy. Although [...]
