File under “not enough information to draw the conclusion they’ve drawn”: Why did 90 children die? Ontario’s child advocate was appalled to learn how many in the province’s welfare system
Category: Kid stuff
Happy birthday!
At this very moment M is at a birthday party for one of her little friends. I boggle at this, because: 1. It’s Friday, when the kids are their most
What IS that scary thing?
M: Daddy, what is that? D: It’s a tie. M: It is? D: I understand how you might not recognize it. I haven’t worn one since… uh… (We pause to
You can tell these doctors are all male
From the Star: Doctors may have resolved the perennial up-or-down-toilet-seat debate for families with small boys in the house. Leave it up, experts say. Falling toilet seats are injuring an
Two thumbs up for Supper Solved
M and I went to Supper Solved a week or so ago to make dinner entrees. It’s one of those newish places that’s designed to send you home in a
Oh, fine, eat it then.
Me, having picked M up from a birthday party, as she dug into her loot bag: “Honey, don’t fill up on sugary junk. We’re going out to dinner.” Her: “I
Not sure who wins this one
When I’m out and it’s just D and M having dinner alone, they order pizza and eat it on the couch while they watch videos. When D is out and
Jeans, prettified
In our house jeans are required to be “pretty” before M will wear them. I figure it’s less effort to make jeans “pretty” than to buy n-billion pairs of $10
M’s pictures from the summer
People’s toes and tummies! A iPod on the carpet! Some odd self-portraits! Click the picture to see the whole set:
Alas, poor fishies
We had (note past tense) two tiny cute goldfish for exactly one week, until last night when I went in to check on them and M before going to bed
We should give 2-year-olds cameras more often
Shadow Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. From this summer, a photoessay by my 2-year-old niece: Zoe washes the car with Grampa
Well.
In sorting through various papers last night I encountered my Master’s thesis. I re-read big chunks of it and you know? It’s pretty good. Huh. Still, I am glad I
The Ex, v.2008
Off to the Ex we went, on a fine cloudy and cool weekday. M, having been last year with my dad and me, was in pursuit of two things: 1.
Upward!
Last year she was juuust a bit too short to climb this tree at the park. No longer! She’s about eight feet up off the ground here: I like the
Sometimes the blog posts, they write themselves.
Me: It’s time to go inside. We need to make some dinner. M: Can I watch a movie? Me: No, it’s not the weekend yet. Why don’t you play with
Better hope it’s a girl
M: look! A robin! Do you know you are named after it? Me: I see it! and yes. M: I’m not named after anything. Me: I suppose that’s true. Daddy
The book
Thursday evening I excavate M’s backpack and pull out two Magic Tree House books which she has chosen to bring home from the school library. Stories! We’ve had week after
Book a Month Challenge – Time
(I’m a bit late with this review, but I plead work-related travel.) The January challenge was to read & review a book on the theme of time. I rather randomly
And so, 2008.
Some of us are not well suited to staying up late, so we hauled out the ginger ale and maraschino cherries and champagne flutes and celebrated New Year’s GMT* at
Dreaming of a Pink Christmas
I’m sure anyone reading this has heard my rant about Toys R Gender Apartheid. The place drives me nuts and I end up cursing myself every time I spend money