Casts and cats
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week! My daughter got her cast off recently… She cracked me up when, on the way to the doctor’s, she said,…
Flies and fly traps
My son loves pets. All kinds–snails, frogs, mice, and even pet eggs that you, “have to keep in the fridge because it’s cold and that’s where they like to sleep.”…
Why I still think whiteboards are the greatest parenting tool ever…
If you’ve been reading here a while, you might remember the five reasons why I think whiteboards are the greatest parenting tool ever. One day, you start writing your kids…
Our New Pet
A couple of days ago, when I opened the refrigerator, I found this on a shelf: When I took it out and asked my kids what it was, my son…
Snakes and Snails and Bird Wings
I’ve told you before about some of the things my son has done, like tie a tarantula to my steering wheel and stick soap planets to the shower wall. And…
My eight-year-old and his story about the birds that fell from the nest
Last week, two baby birds fell out of their nest from under the eaves of our house. They didn’t seem hurt, so the kids and I got online and researched…
Considering A Mouse For A Pet?
It’s the mice again. And they weren’t in the dollhouse this time. They were in the house. The real house. A few mornings ago, I heard my daughter scream from…
A Mouse In the House
It’s the mice again. In the house. The dollhouse, that is. My kids were supposed to be getting ready for school, but when I went down the hall to check…