Posted in Anna, Funnies, personal on Sep 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Anna and I have a long standing joke that I’m the second best mom in the world.
Years ago, we went and visited her little friend Mia at her house for the first time. Mia’s mom has 5 beautiful, perfectly behaved children and an immaculate house on a lake. Despite this, I really like her.
Anna […]
Posted in Jack, Funnies on Jul 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
Two funnies from a walk Jack and I took during our “mom & me” time today….
1. We passed a dark lump that I absentmindedly noticed and shrugged off as burnt wood or some other bit of garbage. Jack stopped and squatted down for a better look. He explained, “I thought it was a frog or […]
Posted in um... not much!, Funnies on Jul 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
Daryl had an appointment with a dermatologist out of town yesterday so the whole family made the trek together. The kids and I read magazines and wandered around the lawns outside during the appointment.
When Daryl was done, he went back in with Victoria for a minute. Apparently, he went to the receptionist and asked if […]
Posted in magical moments, Jack, Funnies on May 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack has had an invisible family for quite some time. They’re an odd bunch. His invisible mother was in jail for a while and his invisible father drank a lot of beer. I’m not sure what it means if a child creates an imaginary dysfunctional family! In any case, we’d all […]
Posted in Funnies, Alex on Apr 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Daryl and I were talking today with all the kids in the room and he wanted to tell me something. He told them to cover their ears and go “la la la,” which resulted in a deafening chorus. He told me his secret and then we hollered at the kids that they could stop. I […]
Posted in Funnies, pictures, Alex on Feb 10th, 2008 2 Comments »
Daddy got some ridiculous bunny ears for Alex and we tried them on him yesterday. Below, the many faces of Bunny Alex.
Happy Bunny
Mad Bunny
Unsure Bunny
Peeved Bunny
Pensive Bunny
Wonky Bunny
Scrunchy Bunny
Resolved Bunny
I came downstairs this afternoon and found Victoria wearing round blue glasses and playing “college teacher” with Jack and Anna. She had them at the dining room table, filling out homework pages. I came back a little while later and was told that she’d given Annalee a “pop quiz” and she had to […]
Posted in Victoria, Funnies, writing on Jan 29th, 2008 No Comments »
by Victoria
Me: So Worm, what’s it like down there?
Worm: Down where?
Me: You know the dirt.
Worm: Oh yeah. I dunno.
Me: Huh?
Worm: I don’t have eyes!!
Me: Sorry.
Worm: OK
Me: Bye!
Worm: See ya. I hafta go eat compost anyway.
Posted in Jack, Funnies on Jan 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
…When your boy comes into the room and says with grave concern, “Mom, I think my invisible mom died!” and then tells you that he was talking to her on his phone and all of the sudden her voice was gone. Then when you say that invisible people can’t die, he says “Maybe she was […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.