Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Aug 5th, 2012
Tonight in the car, Simon began talking about scary thoughts again. The fear du jour was cancer, which he apparently knows about in reference to George Harrison. He then consoled himself with the notion that every day many, many babies are born. This spurred a long, meandering, and hilarious conversation, which does not require any […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Jul 20th, 2012
Lest I feel too smug about my maternal prowess, in the past week Simon has come to fear sleeping alone in a dark room. He had a few night awakenings last week, and then this Monday night he could not get to sleep until 10:30 and only then got to sleep when we gave up, […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says..., Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2012
It’s happening again, this time at zoo camp. When I asked Simon if he made any new friends besides Mark, a boy he befriended on the first day, and Sasha, a friend from KIP who serendipitously ended up with him without any planning on her parents’ or my part, the report was as follows: Well, […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Jul 10th, 2012
Picture the scene: Simon and I are at what we call the two-minute tennis court, so named because it is located two minutes from our house. “Man, why do I keep missing my backhand? What’s happening?” “Are you using both hands?” “Yeah.” “Are you finishing up here, at your shoulder?” [the correct stroke is mimed] […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Jun 27th, 2012
At least mine, as self-reported, does. So we’re watching tennis today, some blonde woman I don’t know who used to be ranked #1 or close to it playing some brunette I also don’t know who’s an up-and-comer from Austria. It’s match point for the brunette. She blows it. It goes another game or two. Another […]
Posted in Jessica, Kindergartener, Simon says... on Jun 24th, 2012
Time for more homeless quotes from Mr. Simon. (“Mr. Simon” is TM my cousins Arnie & Jane.) Upon counting his cousin Ben’s shots and calculating points at an arcade basketball game: “I’m like a score-board” On his preferred route driving home from his grandparents’ house: “No, no, Daddy. Don’t stay on 64; take 264 to […]
Posted in Little Boy, Matthew, Simon says... on May 6th, 2012
Simon received a small Foosball table for Christmas last year from his grandparents, and, with all the soccer we’ve been watching lately, he has taken a renewed interest in it. He’s constantly begging me to play, and if I’m too busy I frequently hear him in his room narrating a game that he’s playing against […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Apr 21st, 2012
But that’s Simon’s new verbal tic. As in, “Simon, how’s the game going?” “Well, I hate tell you this, but Chelsea just scored.” Not that it always makes sense in context. There’s also, “Simon, what would you like for dinner?” “Well, I hate to tell you this, but I do not want a corn dog.” […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Apr 17th, 2012
Once upon a time, Simon would ask me how something worked, I’d start to explain it, and he’d zone out, change the subject, or just say “oh” if I explained too much. Today our roles changed. He wanted to watch “Wild Kratts”, I chose yesterday’s episode from the DVR, and upon reading the description said, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 23rd, 2012
So Matt and Simon are in the car heading to Graeter’s for some ice cream. Prince comes on. Matt sets up the song: “Oh Simon, you’ll like this one. It’s about a number, 1999.” Simon ponders this information: “1999? That’s what everything costs on TV!” This fascinating coincidence aside, the young Mr. Whitworth is following […]