On Sunday: F’s scrunched up her nose in concentration as she tries to recall the name of the holiday. All morning long she’s been discussing the day and how we’re going to celebrate it, except she never pronounces the word “celebrate” correctly, and it comes out in a slightly different form each time, ellerate, ahlerate……
Tag: humor
numbers to remember
When it’s quiet in the car, and it’s just the two of us, F quizzes me on math problems. I’m not sure how this started, but she loves numbers, and she calls out addition problems, one right after the other. “What’s two and three?” “Five.” “What’s five and three?” “Eight.” “What’s eight and thirty-three?” “Forty-one.”…
morning magic
Our mornings are not always sweetness and light. Usually they involve some yelling. Mostly from the little one. If you want to help her with her shoes, then she can do it BY HERSELF, thank you very much. If you leave her to her own devices, she’d like SOME HELP PLEASE!, but not without micro-managing…