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A Rookie Move

July 24, 2013 – 10:03 pm

One of my children: “MOM! Can we paint?” My bone-tired thought process: Letting them paint by themselves will give me at least 5 minutes of alone time on this couch. Five minutes later: “No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Their […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged art, couch, James, Owen, parenting, Sophie, tired | Comments (1)

Green Bananas

June 6, 2013 – 3:49 pm

Owen wanted a banana this morning. I told him they were still too green to eat. He then spent much of the morning trying to convince me to go to the store to buy—not yellow bananas but—yellow paint. “Ding-a-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling! Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop! Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop! Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring Banana phone Ring ring ring ring ring […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged banana, children, funny, Owen, raffi | Comments (1)

A Now-Pink Highchair

March 3, 2013 – 9:52 pm

Sophie’s dolls (some of which were my dolls, when I was little) eat their meals in the same highchair my dolls used when I was little. Katy and I shared the highchair, as well as a doll crib. It’s seen some great wear, but still, Sophie was thrilled to receive it (Colleen has the crib). […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged basement, clean, highchair, Katy, mess, saturday, Sophie, winter | Comments (0)

Painting In Our PJs In the Morning

October 8, 2012 – 12:25 am

Sophie woke up wanting to “teach the boys how to paint.” She’s not the most patient of teachers. She also dislikes mixing colors. Although the pictures depict a rather lovely experience (and for awhile, it was), it did not end well. I suppose, for a more truthful depiction, I should take pictures across the spectrum. […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged art, James, morning, Owen, pictures, pjs, playroom, Sophie | Comments (0)
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