Which is good, because I’m too tired to write right now. That will come later. But all you really need to know–or see–is this:
Category Archive for 'Jessica'
Foreign Toys
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Aug 5th, 2010
I don’t know how he does it, but Simon is aces at being attracted to toys I can’t get. He had an entire week at camp themed “Disney” and never once asked for a Mickey or a Minnie. They had an Alvin and the Chipmunks week that also yielded no requests. Beach week resulted in […]
How Hot Is It?
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Aug 4th, 2010
EVERYONE has their own stories to qualify the brutality of this summer’s heat wave (hottest on record here in Kentucky). The New York Times ran a funny piece last month that measured the misery in terms of utility workers’ overtime pay, the physical toll on firefighters and police officers, and the stir-craziness of New Yorkers […]
Blue in the Interview
Posted in Career Change, Jessica on Aug 1st, 2010
I quit posting my career change stuff because it seemed so overwrought and self indulgent once I got the boot. I haven’t decided if that stuff will see the light of day yet, but one part of an un-posted thread reared its head again two weeks ago. When I first began career counseling, back in […]
This Toy is Not a Toy
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 28th, 2010
One of the unintended consequences of Simon’s love of British kids shows is that he asks for quite a few toys that don’t exist, or at least don’t exist in the US for a reasonable price. Just two weeks ago we had several frustrating (for him) conversations about why I could not go out and […]
Diplomatic Relations
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 26th, 2010
Maybe I can get the car-seat thing right the third time? It seems I’ve made two parenting errors where these safety devices are concerned, one by overestimating my child’s size and readiness and the other by underestimating the same. Just before Simon turned one, we were planning a family road trip and were quite eager […]
A Boy and His Tonka
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 23rd, 2010
I keep reading that age three to four is when imaginary play begins, and certainly we’ve been slaying monsters and doing Iron Man poses a lot around here. I also read that age three to four is when imaginary friends show up for only or oldest children. Until a week ago, I had seen no […]
Back Seat Driver
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 21st, 2010
Someone’s ready for his driver’s permit! He couldn’t pass the written test at this point, but he’s verbally got the rules of the road down pretty well. “Mommy,” he’ll say as we turn into a parking spot, “you forgot to turn your turn signal on.” Or how about: “Mommy, are you driving too fast?” Or, […]
When I was eleven or so, I’d pass boring summer or winter break days by reading random encyclopedia entries. In particular, I’d hunt for entries on countries and peoples. One day, the encyclopedia opened to “Lappland,” and my world was rocked by the knowledge that these indigenous dwellers of far northern Sweden and Norway—now called […]
Anglophile
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 17th, 2010
I swear we didn’t put him up to it… Here are the TV shows Simon is regularly exposed to: Tom and Jerry Curious George Syd the Science Kid Dinosaur Train Thomas and Friends Caillou Mama Mirabelle Kipper Noddy Sesame Street Bob the Builder #1 is a treat he gets at his grandparents. He loves it, […]