Birth week vs present day. Is it weird to be profoundly impressed with yourself if it’s something your “self” does on auto-pilot?
PS saving the bag on the left for C’s [imminent] first daycare cold as he’s starting this week with my return to work! More to come…
I finish making dinner tonight and look over to see that A has helped himself to a snack as he waited. *Face palm*
Indiscriminate consumption of apples: what does this remind me of?
Adam and Eve? Snow White’s bait? The catalyst of the Trojan War??
No… These trouble-filled stories are too on the nose, even for A.
Let’s go with this:
A haiku inspired by our toddler who evidently maintains an impenetrable immune system:
an apple each day
keeps the doctor away, so
of course he tests neg.
I find myself optimistically clicking these ads after conducting this search.
- I told my children they could only eat one chocolate covered strawberry after dinner. I then hid in the pantry and consumed seven.
- I texted the sentence “that playground was dope” without an ounce of irony.
- I considered (no, really) writing a love letter to my new toaster. But come on, just look at her!
For posterity’s sake, a gift guide for the winners from Christmas 2021:
For your…
- — Husband who is impossible to buy for: pajama pants that are so good that you buy a pair in size S for yourself after the holidays.
- — Small children who need autonomy in entertainment but certainly less screen-time: a Yoto player and cards! Our boys love them for bedtime stories, long car rides, or simply having on while they’re building Legos. (Aside: because this is a UK-based product, J now delivers the punchlines he learned from this joke card in an English accent.)
- — Baby who lives a life in hand-me-downs: a NogginStik, brand new for him because his brothers loved theirs so much that they wore them all out.
- — Boys’ “bro” room (read: 2 x bunk bed sets for maximum efficiency as they grow): a fitting pillow.
- — Dad who is impossible to buy for: the best sweatpants to dress up or down. (See the trend here?)
- — Mom who sets a beautiful table and is truly the mostess hostess: a beautiful charcuterie plank.
- — Sister who adores her Sunday morning pancakes breakfast with her son: gourmet pancake mix and a batter bowl.
- — Nephew who adores anything he does with his mom: a play pancake set.
- — Brother who is short of stature but long in opinions about fit of clothing: Peter Manning NYC cotton pullover.
- — New nieces who live afar but ought to know all of their cousins favorite books: Alphablock, Baby Faces, Little Excavator.
- — Favorite neighbors and friends: Prindables apples & sweets gift sets.
- — Stockings in need of stuffing: Mr. Bubbles, bakugan balls, & kid bath bombs.
- — And finally, if you can believe it, a Santa supplied statement that I’d surely never be bold enough to make on my own:
