by Annie | Apr 18, 2018 | Kids!
The looks on the midwife and chiropractor’s faces today made us realize that we should probably get on a baby name poll BEFORE a baby arrived. Alas, that meant that we needed to actually think about names. You know, aside from the random, “Ooh! What about...
by Annie | Apr 8, 2018 | Kids!, Speaking of me. . .
I had an epiphany in mass tonight. I wish I could say it was of the spiritual variety but it was simply this: Having kids is like reliving parts of high school, but just the painful, awkward parts (a.k.a. ALL OF IT.) Like when your crush would walk in and your...
by Annie | Mar 5, 2018 | Kids!
I’m not sure all nearly-15-year-old boys are like ours, but he’s pretty stoic. It takes a good deal to get any sort of reaction from him. That’s not to say Max meets the world with a “Meh.” attitude, it’s just that he tends to be...
by Annie | Feb 27, 2018 | Kids!
There was a time before I had children, or more than 2 anyway, that I looked upon a parent’s choice of clothing for their child as a strict judgment upon the parent themselves. For the love of Pete, why is your daughter in a leotard and snow boots in the...
by Annie | Feb 19, 2018 | Kids!
Once upon a time, Fr. Castor proclaimed that any question can be answered with “Jesus,” it just depends on inflection and tone. It was a good joke for a long while and from time to time it resurfaces and begins again. *** We are giving poetry a whirl....
by Annie | Feb 12, 2018 | Kids!
We make many mistakes as parents. So. Many. Mistakes. For example: Friday I was directing some of the crowd in how to draw a tiger. Let the record show that if any class I was ever in teased or made fun of the teacher to the extent that my pupils did me, well . . ....
