Just trying to be a Good Mom, sometimes succeeding, sometimes not. But blogging about it anyway.
From the monthly archives:
What is the #1 warning label we parents see? The one that we all ignore? I pay attention to the choking hazard ones, the electrical shock ones, etc. But I always ignore one certain label. I put my children in pajamas that are not intended for sleepwear and fail to meet flammability standards for such [...]
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We are always looking for examples of times Pookie seems to be 100% in the game, not repeating what he heard someone else say, not saying what he thinks we want to hear, but really understanding his words and what they mean. Saying things because they convey his meaning and what he really wants to [...]
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This goat almost peed on my baby yesterday. Luckily for her, we believe it was an “accident” since she appears to be a very nice goat and had good references. This is Tawney (or Tonney, depending on who you ask), TMan and Baby Belaina’s pet goat. We met her yesterday and Uncle JoeJoe’s. The kids [...]
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We had 2 correct guesses to our quiz. Rachel and Aunt Shel. For your prize, you have won this fabulous original work of art. Pookie calls this one “Carson Pirie Scott” Feel free to print it out and frame it.
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The quiz was, which are real poems and which are Pookie Haikus, echolalic ramblings, (which I think I will call Haipookies, from now on) Ready? #1 is a real poem #2 is a Haipookie #3 is also a Haipookie #4 is a real poem. As Pookie and I sat there drawing after school yesterday, it [...]
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OK. Oh Boy. I have alot of photos to catch up on. Here we go: First day of Kindergarten, Pookie First day of Kindergarten, Geetle First day of Kindergarten, Giggles Pookie gets his Yellow Stripe Belt Geetle gets her Yellow Stripe Belt
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I will give you 4 short poems. 3 are real poems or haikus I found on the internet, one is a random set of echolalic phrases Pookie repeated after school today. The Pookie Poem is 3 or 4 lines of echolalia, written down, in order, exactly as he said it. Ready? Here we go: Poem [...]
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While BAGD and I painted the porch on Saturday, we had a visit from Geetle’s little friend Big Madison. (by the way, we call her that because we have 2 Madisons on our block, and this one is older, 3rd grade) She milled around our driveway on her bike, telling us about her new cat [...]
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