About five years ago, I started a post about funny things my daughter was saying at the time, but I never finished it. I forgot about it until last weekend, when I stumbled on the draft in one of my files. So today, I’m including three things Baby-Girl said when she was probably six or […]
Parenting
That Moment, This Valentine’s Day
On this Valentine’s Day, we, the Island Family, have reached a landmark moment. Our kids are all in middle school and high school now, so for the first time since 2006, not one single person in the family has to make class valentines. I am living in the land of mixed emotions. On one hand, […]
That Would Be Too Much Math (and Other Sayings)
Last summer, I shared some of the funny things Baby-Girl has said in the post “In Case I Step in Poop with One Foot (and Other Sayings).†Since then, I’ve still been mostly negligent when it comes to writing down the things she says, but over the last year I have managed to record a […]
Parental Hits
LCB and I both took parental hits last week, during the winter storm that froze the alligators in North Carolina and left us considering a move to the equator. LCB took his parental hit by deciding to pull out all his old winter clothes, circa The Early Chicago Years of Our Marriage. Early on in […]
“In Case I Step in Poop with One Foot†(and Other Sayings)
This last May, on the way to school one day, my oldest was deep in sharing his future business plans with me, ones involving a video game design empire. Midway through his description of his employee incentives program, Baby-Girl interrupted from the back seat. “I’ve lived for a whole decade!†I acknowledged the milestone. My […]
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When I Told Them About Driftwood Beach
When I told them it would be cool, they were skeptical. When I told them this would be the plus side of being dragged along on a business trip, they didn’t buy it. When I told them it’s one of my favorite beaches, they were unimpressed. When I told them their car-weary souls would revive […]