My girls know my love for Star Wars quite well, and while I do enjoy a lot of the Darth Vader stuff I’ve gotten, he IS a despotic overlord, so I have to wonder how the girls mentally associate him[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kids show no mercy; they just come right out with their opinions with zero tact or concern for feelings. She’s not even trying to be mean or anything, just making a statement, and managing to do it while still being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That is correct, she did not see the very large mortar shells coming, mostly because they were behind us, based on how we were sitting, and they were long before it was really dark. She’s a little punchy; she gets[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those wondering, yes, there was a lot of arguing over who got to walk on me at any given point in time. It does feel good, at least, so long as they don’t fall on me, but I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh, yes, blame it all on Grandma! Well, okay, maybe partly. As much as I love squirrels, I have to admit that the little red ones are kind of evil. Do a lot of damage and are even mean to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As with many things, my girls don’t know when to quit, so apparently washing feet works up to legs and onward. Also, they have this fascination with standing in water – apparently it’s more fun to shower with the drain[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure that this is well known to most parents, but kids ask a LOT of questions, and they often have absolutely no link to one another – they’re just random and completely non sequitur. We send them off to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been honestly hilarious watching her battle with that word; it’s happened to her on a few occasions recently, and she even got Arwyn doing it, once. Which is what lead Arwyn to argue the point, of course, because heaven[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not really sure where Kia picked up that term from – Stacy’s assuming it was her mom – but it very much amused me to hear her use it. They both did amazingly well, though, thanks to Grandma D[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My girls are very helpful. I keep reminding myself of that so that it’s less frustrating watching them “help” me. ;P They mean well, of course, and it’s something I want to encourage in them, even though I know the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…