When in doubt, pterodactyl

(Does it scare you that I knew how to spell that without looking?) Katherine has discovered a new coping mechanism. When asked a question to which she doesn’t know the answer, she stretches her mouth open, sticks out her tongue all the way and screeches, emulating, for all the world, what I imagine a young…

Things you don’t want to run out of

Deoderant Toilet paper and facsimiles thereof (tissues, napkins, paper towels and even baby wipes will save your ass – bad pun – but if you’re out of all of ’em, you’re sunk) Diapers, which is why you should always have cloth ones around the house, even if you don’t use ’em Laundry detergent. Believe me,…

Why I like girl dogs

After slaughtering and hog-tying the Christmas tree on Saturday, we stuck it in a barrell of water until we had blasted a spot in the house in which it could stand. Sunday, we brought the tree into the house, lopped off another section of trunk and plunked it into a stand full of water. Happy…

Double blink

After looking at the baby monitor’s nether region….. “Actually, Katherine, the baby monitor was made in Thailand.” “Oh. (Long pause, in which the only sound is that of the cogs in her head whirring double-time.) Thailand is like China and is a long way away. They have elephants in Thailand?” Good question. What planet did…

Blink

Pointing at the receiver of the baby monitor, “Mommy, who made this?” “I don’t know, Katherine. Probably someone a long ways away.” “In China?” Blink. Blink. “Uh, yeah. China….” This kid is too bloody smart.