Eldest and I love talking about Doctor Who (and it took some time to get him hooked, gotta say) because we don’t quite agree about ANYTHING but we agree enough to really have rousing debates. The latest is that he doesn’t like Clara for precisely the reason I love Clara. She’s no Donna or Amy … Continue reading
happy Valentine’s day
Lil Miss: valentines day has hearts Me; yes, hearts are associated with Valentine’s day Lil Miss: and a lot of red and pink Me: true… hearts are often depicted as red or pink. and flowers… Lil Miss: Just like my light saber! Me: indeed. Light Sabers are very valentine’s day Geek parenting for the win.
Norway memories
When I was packing for Oslo, two years ago, I discovered I was out of my favorite lotion. I am a lotion hound and I knew I’d be using bunches of it when I made it to Norway. So I went out and bought a tube of something I had never tried before. I had … Continue reading
Song lyrics: Party Rock Anthem
“Poly-rockin in the HALLS tonight! Everybody just havin a time! And wigging make a loser night! Everybody just havin a time!”
Kid Tales: names
Me:[reading Harriet the Spy] “Harriet felt her mom-” Lil Miss: Wait a minute, Mrs Welsch is Harriet’s mom? Me: … yes. Her name IS Harriet Welsch, right? Lil Miss: I thought her name was Harriet Despize Dear gawd I laughed so hard I fell over.
Food: pear tartsorta
Lots of times, I get a weird hankering in the wee hours of the night to make something like a treat. I confess I have a sweet-tooth but my problem is that my sweet-tooth is rather picky about how it is sated. So I often end up experimenting during those weird hankering nights. Because I’m … Continue reading
