Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Day 2747
Decades later, and I suddenly have a whole new appreciation for Grandad’s gift of Winnie-the-Pooh. I wish I could tell him.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Day 2746
I’ve realized I can help a grumpy Lizard by asking her to help me with a cleaning task and oh boy are we ever going to have some silly rampages together...
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Day 2745
Trying to explain to Lizard that we’re not trying to persecute her when we tell her not to persecute her brother.
And ordered a plague journal. Like you do.
And ordered a plague journal. Like you do.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Day 2744
Turns out if you shovel like hell, you can stop the flooding.
But also you’re in your thirties, so your body is over now.
But also you’re in your thirties, so your body is over now.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Day 2742
Generally you don’t expect the big ugly questions of moral philosophy to come up in your everyday life.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Day 2741
Chinchilla got a toy vacuum for his birthday and I’ve never seen a kid vacuum so thoroughly or so enthusiastically. Once he gets over his fear of the real vacuum I’ll be set for life!
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Day 2740
All other school activities are cancelled. We are only doing science, and we are only making oobleck.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Day 2738
Banana seems to have noticed that she’s getting less of her mother’s undivided attention, and she is making it known that she doesn’t appreciate it, especially in her time of teething.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Day 2737
Our definitely very big Chinchilla is three! He was so excited about it that he kept reminding us to say happy birthday to him throughout the day. He said his favourite part of the day was the cake (before he had eaten it, and then didn’t finish it). He named his new nesting doll killer whale Ned, and kept happily announcing when Ned’s head had come off.
Also, finally convinced the kids to start saying ‘my compliments to the chef!’
Shoutout to Lizard who swept the living room, tidied the baby jail, and vacuumed the stairs even though she was too grumpy to read books.
Also, finally convinced the kids to start saying ‘my compliments to the chef!’
Shoutout to Lizard who swept the living room, tidied the baby jail, and vacuumed the stairs even though she was too grumpy to read books.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Day 2736
Parenting continues to involve saying and doing things I never would have expected. Like putting socks on my son’s hands before bed, and asking him “did you lick the dust bunny?”
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Day 2735
There is something wonderful about randomly shovelling snow around your yard to have an adventure with your housebound children.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Day 2734
It’s weird realizing that self-isolation is not much different than how I normally do mat leave.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Day 2733
I was not expecting that physical activities would be the point of contention for impromptu homeschool.
Note to self: provide different rules for Chinchilla at the outset so that rule-bound Lizard doesn’t lose her shit.
Monday, March 16, 2020
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Day 2730
The most exciting present for Chinchilla is cake. To which he suggested we could add more eggs (after baking) to make it more delicious.
Most mispronounced present: the abacus, now known forever as a biscuit.
Most mispronounced present: the abacus, now known forever as a biscuit.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Day 2729
It’s hard to get a handle on the vibe. It’s like getting ready for a blizzard that you know is going to result in a snow day so you get bonus time off work... only it’s the whole world and it’s for weeks and the market is tanking... so maybe add a few dashes of zombie apocalypse?
Or zombie apocalypse where there’s a low transmission rate and a vaccine being developed and probably the government will mostly manage to keep shit together in the meantime.
Or zombie apocalypse where there’s a low transmission rate and a vaccine being developed and probably the government will mostly manage to keep shit together in the meantime.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Day 2726
Chinchilla learned a life lesson the hard way today: don’t find out if your fingers fit in something by jamming your fingers in it for funsies.
Our Parmesan now comes with extra toddler cooties.
Our Parmesan now comes with extra toddler cooties.
Monday, March 9, 2020
Day 2725
Between daylight savings and two days of wrong naps, our sweet happy baby reached the end of her patience and started sobbing when I broke eye contact at bedtime.
But she also got to sit at the table at a restaurant for the first time, and discovered splashing in the bath.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Day 2723
And now comes the annual sacrifice of one hour’s sleep to the god of time; we’ll discover tomorrow how heavy the price is.
Friday, March 6, 2020
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Day 2721
How to give the dog fits: have people nap in different parts of the house simultaneously. Don’t let him nap with the person who was gone for two days.
How to make Banana happy: have her daddy appear. Also Cheerios.
How to make Banana happy: have her daddy appear. Also Cheerios.
Day 2720
Banana is mostly a very good baby, but she does have an uncanny knack for knowing when I most need to sleep... so she can wake me up.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Day 2719
Lizard has officially started her texting life. Now I just have to convince her to add spaces between words...
Monday, March 2, 2020
Day 2718
Every once in a while your kid says “I can do it by myself!” and it turns out that they really can and suddenly you realize they’re two inches taller than they were what feels like five minutes ago...
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Day 2717
Birthday playdates are the best birthday parties.
Hawaiian pizza is still delicious even when the pizzeria mysteriously decides to hold the ham.
Hawaiian pizza is still delicious even when the pizzeria mysteriously decides to hold the ham.
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