Arwyn had herself an ear infection, which also lead to a bit of a fever. Made her whinier than normal, but also even more of a cuddle-bug, so at least it was easy to comfort her. Also, she brings “looking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, so technically, a cow’s udder doesn’t correspond to the groin area in a biological sense, it does work in a… positional sense, I guess you could say. Either way, I’m very glad that I wasn’t drinking anything when she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’ve waited long enough… here’s another backhand. 😉 Random conversation about inflatable wading pools that some people are using to beat the heat, and I turned into something wonderful. Or horrible. It depends on which one of us you ask.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And that… was painful. As if I didn’t feel old enough, I’ve got Arwyn to rub it in. With a sledgehammer. Thanks, sweetheart, it’s always good to be reminded of my impending withering and subsequent demise. Honestly, I can’t say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those wondering, no, Arwyn has not yet mastered the art of patience. Or even dabbled in it. Anyone remember the old “boot to the head” comedy sketch? “You must learn patience.” “Patience? Yeah, yeah – how long will that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve seen plenty of parenting jokes about not being able to go to the bathroom alone, but it’s not usually my kids that are bugging me. My cats, however – and specifically Namphie – can’t abide a closed bathroom door,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trips to the Detroit Zoo are always fun, and we’ve learned ways of making it minimal stress and expense – such as going on a Tuesday, packing sub-sandwiches, and taking the train to the back end so that we work[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We let the girls wind down for the night with some Ipad or Kindle game time – it works very well with Arwyn, who frequently falls asleep before her time’s up. Sometimes, however, she’s just not as tired, so she’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The girls are getting the week off – it’s summer vacation, after all. 😉 Anyway, Stacy’s up to her usual silliness. I have no idea where she gets some of these terms, but she’s got a slew of them, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s weird, but the girls road that same roller-coaster last year, and while Kia was definitely tense to start with, she relaxed quite a bit by the end of the ride; Arwyn was having fun the whole time. Still, they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…