April 2008
19 posts
twistori →
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“You need more practice.”
– Kayleigh, after I played and sang her a song on the guitar. I don’t even know who taught her that. (Or maybe I do.)
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Kay: [Holding one coin in each hand] "How many coins, Mommy?
Me: [Pointing to each while counting] "One. Two. ..Two coins."
Kay: "..Three. Three coins."
Me: "No, no. One. Two. ..Two coins."
Kay: [Walking away] ". . .Three coins."
*smack*
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Kay: "Two buttons!"
Me: "You mean, 'two magnets.'"
Kay: [Pause.] "Two magwits!"
Me: "No, no. Mag-nets."
Kay: "Magwits!"
Me: "Maaaaag. Nnnnnnets."
Kay: [Pause.] "One, two, three.. four, five..... FIVE MAGWITS!"
Me: "Five magwits.." *sigh* lol
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Kay: Wowwypops, pwease. [Continue in toddler dialect.]
Me: Hmm. How about some turkey?
Kay: No, thank you.
Me: How about some noodles?
Kay: No, thank you.
Me: How about some beans?
Kay: No, thank you.
Me: How about some rice?
Kay: No, thank you.
Me: How about some ...lettuce??
Kay: [Pause.] How about some bear chocolates?
Me: How about some HUGS!
““Well, I can’t prove it, but it seems every time I push that button the...”
– The New Yorker: Up and Then Down: The lives of elevators (via gtmcknight)
Savvy Source: A great place to start your... →
The quiz took forever to take, but it was actually eye-opening and gave me lots and lots of ideas for Kayleigh :-)
Unclutterer » Archive » Using Flickr to get rid of... →
This seems like something maybe my sister should do… lol.
Pause Your Nose! | →
via ParentHacks
I don’t have multiple kids, but I still absolutely love this idea!
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Kay: [While jumping on the couch] "I'M JUMPING! I'M JUMPING!"
Me: "You're jumping! ...Wait a minute. Do you have a poo-poo diaper??"
[Pause]
Kay: "Yes."
Me: "Say: 'Mama, I have a poo-poo diaper'."
Kay: "No, thank you."
Me: [Slaps forehead]
“My daughter loves to clean the hardwood floors. Apparently watching Cinderella...”
– Let your toddler “help” clean the bathroom | Parent Hacks
Lifehacker Book Contest Winner: Label a Flash... →
This’ll be most helpful to those at TAMIU who are constantly in need of their flash drives. I know I was in that situation only months ago.
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Drink It.
Kay, with milk in hand and arm outstretched toward me: "Drink it."
Me: "No, thank you." [This usually works.]
Kay: [short pause.] "Um, hold it."
Me: "Okay.." [Grabs cup.]
Kay: "DRINK IT!"
Me: "Sigh. Okay." [Pretends to drink from cup.]
Kay: "Thank youuuuu."
best of craigslist : The Pixies. Not At Stubb's.... →
Awesome April Fool’s Story that aaaalmost makes me want to hear what Ozo sounds like.
