Category Archives: kid stuff

Another Reason I Rule

Posted on April 25, 2007 by The Daring One

I like the look on Magoo’s face as he hyperventilates dandelion spawn all over our freshly mowed lawn more than I hate the weeds.

Posted in domesticality, kid stuff | 12 Comments

The Analytics of Sympathy — A Training Guide for All Persons of the Child-ish Persuasion

Posted on April 23, 2007 by The Daring One

Tonight as I was giving Laylee and Magoo their bath, life was a dream and a song. Everyone was happy and splashy and damp. Magoo was pouring water over Laylee’s head. She loved it and then suddenly she so didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in education, kid stuff, parenting | 29 Comments

Practically Perfect In Every Way, Not That it Matters

Posted on April 10, 2007 by The Daring One

I don’t know where she gets it… ahem… but Laylee’s showing herself to be quite the perfectionist. She is an uncompromising stickler for detail which causes high quality but low output, inconvenient if she plans to earn her keep down … Continue reading →

Posted in kid stuff, parenting | 24 Comments

Obsession

Posted on April 8, 2007 by The Daring One

Erin has asked me to list 5 things I’m obsessed with. This is a hard one but okay, here goes: 1. Dancing 2. Shakin’ it 3. Grooving 4. Boogying 5. Participating in low-contact cooperative mosh pits Even moreso than Windex, … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, kid stuff, meme | 21 Comments

Sonnet on a Mud Puddle

Posted on April 3, 2007 by The Daring One

This lovely day we head outside to play Our yard is not the flattest one around Rain water’s always getting in the way It maketh puddles in which fun is found Laylee pours mud all over on her head Her … Continue reading →

Posted in blick, fun, fun, fun, kid stuff, Random | 21 Comments

Rabid Demonic Cows

Posted on March 23, 2007 by The Daring One

Magoo’s favorite new book is Rabid Demonic Cows by Margaret Wise Brown, originally published under the title The Big Red Barn. His verbal skills are burgeoning along with his animal impressions, particularly if he’s doing an impression of… a rabid … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, fun, fun, kid stuff | 15 Comments