May 1, 2006April 10, 2023life with short people, the parenting files Technicolor Puke Day As my children get older this parenting gig is starting to give me a little more breathing room. They play together for […] Read more
March 30, 2006April 10, 2023life with short people Yet another post about bodily functions Six is the number of times I have cleaned pee out of the carpet in the past two days. The girl decided […] Read more
March 28, 2006April 10, 2023life with short people Stating the obvious Conversation with the Girl while she’s pooping on the potty. I go poo mommymommyIgopooIgopoomommy….. (distracted silence) Mommy! I go Poo! Yes honey […] Read more
March 14, 2006April 10, 2023life with short people, the everyday Things I’d like to Do Today. Some people make lists of things they would like to get done before they die, or turn a certain age, or get […] Read more
March 13, 2006April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people Boy Games Boys play strange games. At least they are strange to me. The games my son has been playing with his uncles, and […] Read more
March 9, 2006April 10, 2023life with short people Bra Shopping 101-mommy style 1.) Decide that you need a new bra after going almost three years without purchasing one, (except for the splurge on the […] Read more
March 9, 2006April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people Big Muscles The Boy is an incredibly built little guy. He has the kind of muscle definition grownup male supermodels would envy if they […] Read more
March 1, 2006April 10, 2023analyzing the ties that bind, Family Culture, life with short people, One Thousand Gifts, Writerly Stuff Emotional Blackmail Today the Boy asked me to make him food because he was hungry, for the tenth time since breakfast. Kid must be […] Read more
February 27, 2006April 10, 2023analyzing the ties that bind, Family Culture, I want to remember, life with short people, One Thousand Gifts, Writerly Stuff Siblings The other day the Girl found an empty popsicle mold and after trying for a while to get me to make her […] Read more
February 15, 2006April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people Mighty Deeds and Humming Birds The Boy and his aunt K were walking to the store the other day and they found an almost dead hummingbird on […] Read more