I thought I’d share a transcript of today’s conversations with the little one.
“Daddy? Do you remember those M&M’s?”
“No.”
“Daddy, they’re in the yellow bag up there.” She points to the cupboard.
“Oh. Yeah, I remember those.”
“Can I have some?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because you don’t need any more sugar today.”
“Oh.” She pauses for a moment or two. “Can I have […]
The little one is the real Karate Monkey. Somebody tell Surly.
Today I rode up 9th and Allen to the top of the hill where it intersects with 7th. But today’s death ride was accompanied by Molly, who is three, and the trailer she rides in. That’s right, folks. I pulled a freakin’ 50 pound trailer up that hill. I muttered something like “Who’s your Daddy” […]
This morning we took our annual pilgrimage to the Christmas tree farm, so we could pretend we were walking in the neatly planted rows of the forest. We just happened to see several trees that were suitable. The first, which I pointed out to the Megan, was thick with branches from the ground […]
SUV’d my way over to the LBS yesterday with both of my girls. Kept a tight grip on the Molly and told the Megan not to touch anything. They were surprisingly good, only picking up a few pink and purple helmets. They even put them back (in the right spots!) without being […]
Three days per week Megan goes to pre-school. So today, as we’re getting ready to roll, Molly walks up to me holding the bag of marshmallows I picked up last night. “Cookie” she says. “No, Molly. Those are for s’mores tonight.” “Cookie.” Her eyes are starting to get puffy. […]
We listened to some Sammy Hagar yesterday. Megan didn’t explode and Molly danced. All is good in the world.
