Antics
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Shock Value
The cold is here. I knew it was a matter of time before winter would come slamming its frigid way in. Despite being a native New Yorker, I approach each year’s arrival of freezing temperatures with angry denial: “What?? It’s… (cold, freezing, snowing, etc)?? But, I- just- I mean, I don’t understand.“ Don’t get me wrong- I’m very grateful for the warmer temperatures that lingered far longer into the winter season than they normally would; I felt like I’d been given a reprieve. But now that the cold has finally arrived, my deepest desire is to park myself permanently inside my warm house, and hibernate until the warmth of spring…
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Can I Phone A Friend?
As you probably know from prior posts, I’ve been trying to limit my iPhone usage when around my kids, a feat far easier said than done for me. But I try to keep the phone squared away in the cabinet until ideally the kids are either a- not physically present, or b- not in need of my attention, which c- NEVER REALLY HAPPENS. But in this ONE particular case, I was glad that I happened to have my phone on my person. Recently, our youngest son outgrew his crib. I say “outgrew”, because it sounds a lot better than saying he had taken to “swinging himself up and out of…
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Leapin’ Lizards!
Maybe the title is wrong. They WERE leapin’. Once. Now? Not so much… So I have a confession to make. Yes, you’ll likely judge me. Or call PETA to report me, and I’ll end up with a bucket of fake lizard’s blood being hurled at my coat in public. It’s time you know what a monster I am. Maybe you live in an area where salamanders are common. Here in NY, they typically aren’t, but for some reason, my town has tons of them. On warm days, it’s not unusual to see them skittering around on the pavement. And my kids LOVE them. Sometimes they spend hours trying to devise…
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The Iron Maiden
This is one of those stories that as a parent, you can laugh about LATER… after the fact. WAY after the fact. At the time, it was one of those heart-pumping crisis moments that you hope, as a parent, are few and far in between. Personally, I blame the Flintstones. Yes, my kids eat a fairly well-balanced diet -well, some of them, anyway. #5 would prefer to eat butter rather than anything resembling a vegetable- but even though my kids eat well, I liked to give them a vitamin a day. And I fondly remembered growing up with Flintstone vitamins. The commercials, that is. We didn’t have vitamins at all growing…
