So we arrived home late-ish one evening and had to unload kid, groceries and other assorted goods from the car. As is our usual habit, we negotiated who would do what as we pulled into the drive. The following ensued: John: Right. Groceries, my briefcase, Katherine’s stuff…. How are we going to do this? Me:…
Category: Household
Marital Advisory Notice
To the other adult in this house, Please take note of the following list: toilet paper diapers coffee milk COFFEE FILTERS****** juice cereal dishwasher detergent laundry detergent toothpaste dog food When you consume, use or in anyway ultimately deplete the household supply of any of these items you are OBLIGED by contract of marriage to…
John, you’ve been ratted out
Me: I think you like noodles and cheese. (For the record, we’re talking real noodles and real parmesan, not KD.) Katherine: I LOVE noodles and cheese. Me: What do you like about noodles and cheese? K: The cheese. I like the cheese. Me: So you’re just in it for the parmesan? K: Mmm-hmmm. Just for…
Toilet talk with the kid
K: “When Daddy gets home I will show him how to use the toilet.” Me: “I’m sure he’ll be fascinated.” K: “Yeah, he will be. We will do it together” Me (in reference to an earlier “situation”): “It’s a lot easier to use the potty without pants on, isn’t it?” K (shaking head sadly and…
A trip to the bookstore
We don’t indulge our love of good books nearly as much as we’d like, largely because book-buying has gotten to be a fairly pricey endeavour. Two people buying books is one thing. Add a kid with literary input to the mix and you increase the cost of such a trip more than you should. But…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 