Number 6 has a temper. And when he gets really mad, he has four go-to lines: I’m gonna thwow you in the gahbage (he can’t pronounce his r’s), You aw not the best mom evah, I’m gonna punch you, and You’wah stupid. Last September, I took Number 4 and Number 7 to the doctor for their […]
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Dude looks (a tiny bit) like a lady.
Number 6 is definitely a dude. He knows how to relax like a dude. He knows how to party like a dude. He appreciates a good mud bath like a dude. He likes to make a good mess, no matter what, or who he takes down in the process. Sure, he’s a little bit of […]
Dirt, it does a body good.
Yesterday we went to the Goshen Fair. It’s an agricultural fair held every year on Labor Day weekend. The first year we went as a family was 8 years ago when Number 3 was a couple months old. I had him all decked out in his overalls. I made sure to lie him down on […]
Just in case.
Every year we go to the Goshen Fair on Labor Day Weekend. It’s a big agricultural fair, and it’s pretty crowded. Whenever I go to a place like this, I take a picture of the kids when we get there. That way, if, God forbid, I was to lose track of one of them, I […]
Everything I need to know about parenting I learned from my six-year-old..
Facebook goes through several really annoying periods each year. The number one most irritating phase? The look-where-I-put-the-Elf-on-the-Shelf phase, which rears its ugly head in December. I don’t give a crap about your Elf on the Shelf. The EOTS phase is followed closely by the Disney World phase. The Spring-Break-here’s-my-kid-on-a-plane, and with a tropical drink, and […]