We’re all going to sleep in the living room at the girls’ request. Indeed, we’re all a little scared. The wind has picked up and is howling persistently and viciously, and the trees seem to be hanging on by a thread. The only bit of good news so far is that we haven’t had a lot of rain.
Category Archives: Good for a Laugh
The Calm Before the Storm
After 2011’s Hurricane Irene flooded our basement and the Snowtober nightmare caused us to lose power for a week (and ruined Halloween), we resolved to waterproof our basement and buy a generator. And then life got in the way and we didn’t waterproof our basement or buy a generator.
We Are Cool Parents?
Red flag alert. Red flag alert. When your 11-year old tells you that her friends like having sleepover parties at your house, the alarms should go off in your head.
We Are Despicable Parents
Sophie doesn’t like being told ‘no.’ She detests losing at games. She hates it when we don’t pay exclusive attention to her. But most of all, she loathes it when she tasks us with selecting a bedtime book and we choose one that doesn’t meet her expectations. The list of perceived and real slights could go on forever, but I’ll save more examples for a future post.
They’re British?!?!?!
We’ve been watching the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics, which has an act that serves as a fantastic tutorial in the history of modern (i.e., the last 50 years or so) British music.
I’m Grounded
Sophie enacted a law today. After not seeing me over the weekend because she was at her Grammy’s and not seeing me on Monday and Tuesday night because I had dinner plans, I made the mistake of mentioning to her this morning that I had another dinner planned tonight.
My Chloe
Chloe graduates from elementary school (5th grade to be exact) on Wednesday. It’s hard for me to believe that this milestone is upon us. It’s also hard to believe that schools feel the need to mount an entire ceremony for 11-year olds. The school even subjected the kids to a rehearsal, no less. As I’ve stated many times before, children today are way too coddled.
Mystery Solved
Loyal readers of this blog have likely noticed a recurring theme in my posts over the past several months. In this particular instance, I’m not talking about my struggles as a full-time working mom wanting to spend more time with my girls. The theme I’m talking about is the noticeable detente between Chloe and Sophie that has endured for several months.
Chloe Wants to Be a Cook
Chloe has decided that she enjoys cooking and wants to cook more. Needless to say, I find that incredibly amusing. Not because I think she’d be a bad cook. Quite the contrary – we all know that when Chloe puts her mind to it, she can master anything.
Sophie Has an Admirer
Our new next-door neighbors have a 2-year old girl. So as not to infringe on their privacy, let’s call her Amelia, as in Amelia Earhart, because she is an adventurer. She frequently comes to our house to visit. By herself. She’s even wandered into our house on occasion. She’s very cute. The first time she came to visit us, I thought it was because she coveted the play set in our backyard.