Monthly Archives: January 2008
Ode to Mr. Fish
When I walked in the door he was crying so hard you would have thought someone had died. Then I found out someone had died. Only, that wasn’t why he was crying. He wasn’t crying because someone he loved had … Continue reading
Those Pearly Whites
The tooth is leaning forward, a tiny spear pointing directly at his bottom lip. Push against the outside of his lip and the little tooth might pierce it, poke all the way through like a drill. If it weren’t loose … Continue reading
Filed under life, loose tooth, Snags, teeth
A Science Experiment Yields Cake
This morning, over breakfast, Snags comes up with an idea for a science experiment. My husband thinks it’s an awful idea. Snags thinks it’s a wonderful idea. I am stuck somewhere in the middle, like the narrator in How the Grinch Stole … Continue reading
Filed under cake, life, science experiment, Snags
Less is More
How much would you pay for a bottle of water? Because I am looking at my room service receipt and apparently, I just paid $2.95 for a twelve ounce bottle of Dasani. OH, NO you did NOT! I can hear … Continue reading
Filed under bottle of water, price of water, room service, travel
Before You Send My Account to Collections…
Dear Hightlights Magazine: I am in receipt of your Past Due notice. I received it around 8:00 p.m. last night, when a neighbor who lives up the street from me, knocked on my door. It was dark, and I wasn’t … Continue reading
Filed under customer service, highlights magazine, overdue notice
Paper or Plastic? Who Cares?!
Paper or plastic is the least of my worries when I shop for groceries. And the truth is, I couldn’t care less about the type of bag my groceries go into. My son has food allergies: he is allergic to … Continue reading
Filed under food allergies, grocery shopping
Hide and Go Fish
Snags was three years old when he changed his name to “Eddie”. My sister-in-law had bought him a cute little pair of boxer shorts with a racecar on the front. Only, Snags refused to wear them until the day that … Continue reading
Banana Splits: The New Health Food
“Mom,” my six year old son said to me, “I think there should be rules against showing some kind of stuff on television. Those shows you were watching, they should not be allowed to have that on television, don’t you … Continue reading
Filed under food, health food, life, TV
His Idea of a New Year’s Eve Party
It’s New Year’s Eve and I’ve spent the day watching a marathon of episodes of Jon and Kate Plus Eight. At some point it occurs to me that I can’t take the crying and the whining anymore. It’s something I … Continue reading
