Thursday, November 30, 2023

Day 4082

 Do I have to correct the notion that the bathroom scale tells you how many baths and showers you’ve had?

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Day 4081

 Indeed, why wouldn’t you want to be a sheep?



Because sheep can’t build Legos, even if they do save on coats.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Day 4080

 I was not intending to celebrate conjunctivitis all month. The children apparently had other ideas.

Monday, November 27, 2023

Day 4079

 Any day can feel like a holiday if you serve fizzy drink.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Day 4078

 When the children who have been bickering all evening comment about how weird it is that Tasmanian devils shriek at each other over food…

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023

Day 4076

 Have we considered that it may just be a simple case of demonic possession?

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Day 4074

 Almost going to be in good time is still better than going to bed at bad time…

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Day 4073

Screw the Problem of Evil, what about the Problem of Boogers?

Monday, November 20, 2023

Day 4072

 Okay, but how many plagues does it take to fulfill a curse?

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Day 4071

 ‘A plague on both your houses’ is a pretty good curse.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Friday, November 17, 2023

Day 4069

You know a species is meant to be extinct when its digestive tract doesn’t match what it eats and there isn’t a word for a group of them.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Day 4067

 At least the four year old knows she shouldn’t lick people at daycare (she says “because there are sometimes sick people at daycare”)…

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Day 4066

 I’m not sure whether it is good or bad to have someone with a lot of time on their hands to suggest recipes to. Yes, you make coq au vin and I’ll put a puffy pizza in the oven. You and my kids will be thrilled, I’m sure.

Monday, November 13, 2023

Day 4065

 Some days it is hard to appreciate the universe’s sense of humour.

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Day 4063

 Always check the library closures before you say the word ‘library’ out loud in front of children.

Friday, November 10, 2023

Day 4062

 I’ll follow Banana’s example and try more blankets. But probably not five of them.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Day 4061

 But have you tried having a huge tantrum over something unavoidable or pointless?

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Day 4060

Little goblins sort of absorbing pedestrian etiquette is pretty amusing.

Monday, November 6, 2023

Day 4058

 Know where the mailbox is if you are planning to drag the kids to it on foot.

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Day 4057

 If you buy animal reference books and have children, you are automatically subscribed to Animal Facts.





YOU CAN NEVER UNSUBSCRIBE 


Saturday, November 4, 2023

Friday, November 3, 2023

Day 4055

 “Are mysteries real?”


You look at me like you expect a simple yes or no answer, but I suspect you’re just getting more adept at bedtime doorknob questions.

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Day 4054

 When the kid gets so made he storms upstairs, curls up in bed and falls asleep, and then wakes up mad, and continues the rage-a-thon. 


This is not the kind of commitment to the bit that I’m a fan of.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Day 4053

On this cross quarter day, we celebrate the fact that Halloween is over and we can sit on our butts.