In Which iAsk The Internet For Rock & Roll Advice.

As part of my duty to educate my children, we bought Peanut an “iPod” for Christmas (it’s a $25 off-brand that will probably last 6 months, but iCan’t bring myself to spend that much money on something that’s probably going to go through the wash before it would otherwise die a natural cheap electronic death).
He [...]

In Which Jeremy Made Me Think Of Two Completely Unrelated Stories.

Inspired by this conversation, I will now share two stories with the internets:
1. I was down in LA for some training or something a few years back, and while I was at the airport waiting for my flight to board, I noticed a woman sitting across from me who looked pretty familiar, but I couldn’t [...]

Things I Never Thought I’d Say, #3

It’s been a while, but it’s time for another installment of Things I Never Thought I’d Say as a Parent:
“It’s probably a good idea not to eat anything that’s been in your brother’s pants.”
– to Chester, when he asked if he could eat a snowball that fell out of Peanut’s pants leg when they were [...]

In Which My Work Is Rejected By A Five Year Old.

When Peanut started preschool, we were given a piece of paper to put pictures on and decorate, and they would laminate it and use it for a placemat for snack time.
Stellar parents that we are, we lost it. But only after going through piles of pictures with him and putting the paper and said pictures [...]