weird conversations – Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning

FYI about Corn (and “what on earth was I thinking?”)

Katherine adores corn on the cob and will transport into paroxysms of delight at being told she can have some. Ordinary corn is pretty good, too, but there’s something special about corn on the cob that elevates it to a higher plane of satisfaction in the realm of kid-dom. Katherine refers to corn on the…

A warning to those who might have Katherine in their care when it gets warmer

Katherine comes tearing into the studio this morning…. K: Vicky! Vicky! Vicky! I have a game we can play! Me: Okay, what is it? K: It’s like Hide and Seek! Me: Alright. We can play that. Who hides? K: I hide and you look for me and I’ll be naked. Me: Um….. well….. (mentally searching…

Ah, nudity (or, she has a future in law and I should be more precise in my demands)

I was dusting the living room (yes, okay, I know I should be outside enjoying the sun or working on the heaps of stuff I have yet to finish, but I’m in a rotten mood today and was cleaning house. Deal.) when a bolt of naked lightening transected my peripheral vision screaming, “Yipppeeeeeee……..!” There was…

Able to leap tall contradictions in a single bound

So it’s supper time.John won’t be home until 8:30pm or thereabouts. I’m in survival mode and am relying on a bath to kill the last hour or so before bedtime. Katherine is sitting at the kitchen table, before a plate of whole wheat spaghetti and Parmesan (her choice supper). Three bites later….. K: I’m done…

Katherine’s Choices

Katherine is pretty reliable when it comes to using the toilet. We bought this low-tech cool seat thingy for her (from Coo Chi Coo, if you’re in the St. John’s area and looking) so that she can use other peoples’ toilets as she wasn’t keen on this at first. While we’re on the subject…. potty…