Category Archives: Kid Talk
Dragons and Bombs; or, Parental Thinking on Your Feet
Driving down a country road yesterday to pick up Papa and Napoleona: SillyBilly asked, “Mama, what if a big dragon were coming here? What if it was flying up here from the south . . . from Los Angeles?” Mama: … Continue reading
Filed under Deep Thoughts, Kid Talk, Politics, SillyBilly
Homeschool Days
SillyBilly’s school was closed today, yesterday he was off of school for a dentist’s appointment, and he will have the entire next week off too (teacher conferences and inservices). So, I’ve been thinking of this as a temporary homeschooling opportunity. … Continue reading
Filed under Crafting, Family, Food, Kid Talk, Napoleona, Nature tables, Parenting, play, School, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
It’s Sinking In
Antimaterialism 101, overheard at snack time today: “I want to see a magazine factory. Not Ladybug and animal [Your Big Backyard] magazines. Grown-up magazines, like we have in the drawer in the bathroom…. [Editor’s note: Get your mind out of … Continue reading
Filed under Kid Talk, Parenting, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
Thursday Evening Thoughts
I’ve been trying to decide if I wanted to say anything here about the downfall of New York’s governor. Whether I wanted to comment on the irony of a man voted into office for his tough-on-crime stance as state attorney … Continue reading
Filed under editing, Kid Talk, Nature, Rants, Silliness and Mayhem
Natterings of Napoleona
Nana recently mentioned that she thought Napoleona had faded into the background a bit on this blog. She’s right — we’ve been so caught up in SillyBilly’s issues these days (including another round of asthma over the weekend, which we … Continue reading
Filed under Kid Talk, Parenting, Silliness and Mayhem
Explaining MLK Day to a Preschooler
Yesterday while we were running errands, Napoleona asked me, for the bazillionth time, “Is tomorrow the weekend?” (For some reason the kids both ask me about this all the time. SillyBilly recently bought a new saw and multi-tool with a … Continue reading
Filed under Deep Thoughts, Kid Talk, Parenting
A Way with Words
I’ve always been a very verbal person. My mom says once I learned to talk, I never shut up. I learned to read when I was four, and never stopped reading either. I’ve always been proud of my 720 SAT … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Kid Talk, Parenting, Silliness and Mayhem
Instant Relief from All That Pessimism
So, I’m in the bathroom this evening with Napoleona. She’s just had a bath and I’m trimming her bangs before I dry her hair. She’s admiring a new bracelet I received for Christmas (thank you–you know who you are!), so … Continue reading
Filed under Kid Talk, Silliness and Mayhem
Rugrats, Reading, and Rapunzel
Three pieces of evidence that my kids are actually aliens from outer space: 1. The other day they were running around the house yelling “Miraculous Hemulen!!!!” and shaking little boxes of beads behind them. Upon questioning them, it was revealed … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Kid Talk, Silliness and Mayhem
A Brief Paleontology Lesson
I just spent the last two hours doing a fact-checking test, so I’m not going to stun you with anything original tonight. Instead I’m going to stun you with a more or less verbatim transcription of what SillyBilly told me … Continue reading
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