September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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I’m gonna wear my everything shorts today. I call them that because they...
– Cash, discovering khaki.
Mom, if I ever get a chance to go to the future, I’m bringing you back a...
– Hayden, proving he’s already smart enough to hide a dig at my driving skills underneath a curiously sweet statement.
June 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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Today the groundhog came out of his hole and saw a ninja squirrel.
– My son’s response to his groundhog day writing prompt at school today.
At least he wasn’t the kid who wrote that the groundhog went to Walmart, ran into Selena Gomez, and then fainted.
January 2011
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Ka-Boom.
Cash’s class worked on writing their own word problems during math today.
Here’s how Cash’s went:
“You have seven tanks. An airplane comes by and drops bombs on three of your tanks. How many tanks do you have now?”
Uh, four? Plus fire.
And then my brain froze.
I overheard Cash & Hayden having a frank conversation about the origins of life this afternoon over peanut butter crackers and blueberries.
I listened amused and impressed as they traded back and forth things like “Did God make babies or adults first?” and “I think it must have been after the dinosaurs” and “then the snake talked to that lady…”.
I...