Archive for August, 2006
Lovey dovey smartassery
In honor of Love Thursday: Being a smartass is how we show love in this house.
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We’re all out on the deck. There’s a bunny in the yard.
J: Look, Tacy. There’s a bunny.
T: I’m going to go scare it away!
J (surprised): What?
T (vehemently): I don’t LIKE bunnies anymore. They eat the grass.
K: […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 31st, 2006 tagged Kids say the darnedest things, Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, The king of beers | 27 Comments »
The soundtrack to 23.42 miles
Mile 1 - Sisters of Mercy, “More”
Out of our neighborhood and down the hill at nearly 30 mph. Wheeeeee!
Mile 2 - Soho, “Hippychick”
On the trail now, puffing a little bit already. Can I really ride twenty miles today?
Mile 3 - Adrian Belew, “Oh Daddy”
Big hill. Downshift. Stand up and pedal. […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 30th, 2006 tagged Home on the range, Who me? | 31 Comments »
The dos and don’ts of working productively with your child care provider
I subbed at Tacy and CJ’s school several times last summer and fall. For more tales, check out my post category of Professional Butt-Wiping AKA Child Care.
DO bring in diapers and wipes and spare clothes promptly when asked. DON’T assume that the school has extra supplies.
DO understand that children bite, scratch, kick and […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 28th, 2006 tagged Daring you to disagree, Professional butt-wiping AKA child care | 37 Comments »
Animal House wannabes
I hadn’t seen Animal House until this past week. I recorded it, and as I watched, light bulbs flickered on above my head.
I finally got it.
My first boyfriend in college had been trying to emulate Eric Stratton.
We met at Freshman Orientation. I don’t recall the exact circumstances, but for those two days he […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 26th, 2006 tagged Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 33 Comments »
My very educated mother just served us nine…nine…nine WHAT?
Pluto has been demoted. The familiar mnemonic device used by kids everywhere to remember the names of the planets, in order of distance from the sun, is now obsolete.
Pluto is still the Roman god of the underworld, and since his Greek name is Hades, perhaps it wasn’t so appropriate to name a celestial body […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 25th, 2006 tagged Daring you to disagree | 29 Comments »
Don’t tempt me
Tuesday afternoon, Kyle called home between appointments.
“My client - the closing I just had - he’s an auto mechanic.”
“Mmmmm.”
“He has a ‘76 Mercedes - completely restored it. It’s a red convertible, V8 engine, 183,000 miles.”
“Nice!”
“He’s selling it - needs the money for his daughter’s first year of college.”
“Ah.”
“Seven thousand dollars. He said it’s […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 24th, 2006 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, The king of beers, Who me? | 18 Comments »
Got milk?
Well, that depends.
Milk on the garage floor? Check.
Milk on the kitchen floor? Check.
Milk on the walls? Check.
Milk on Kyle’s bike shoes? Check.
Milk on my jeans? Check.
Milk in the carton or in CJ’s cup? Negative, Ghost Rider.
Along with my father’s mantra of “it’s all relative”, he also used to say […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 23rd, 2006 tagged Bwahahaha!, Who me? | 34 Comments »
Here kitty kitty kitty…No, THERE! Go THERE! In your litter box!
When I met Kyle in 1995, he had two cats. Two Persians. Caesar was orange, Cleopatra was white, and they were two and three years old respectively.
He’s always been an animal person, but he’s got a special place in his heart for cats.
Caesar and Cleopatra were both purebred, and Caesar had show cat […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 22nd, 2006 tagged The king of beers, Who me? | 27 Comments »
We watch more Spongebob before 9am than most people do all day
The first time I ever heard of Spongebob Squarepants was in November 2000 when I was in LA on business. Two of my co-workers and I went holiday shopping at the Universal Studios theme park, and Yvonne bought several Spongebob-themed items for her nephew.
I didn’t yet have children, and I barely gave Spongebob a […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 20th, 2006 tagged Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, The king of beers, Who me? | 38 Comments »
Most Memorable Vacation, Post 8 of 8 - Istanbul
It’s been a while since my previous post in this series, and I can’t stand to see it remain unfinished any longer.
Our final stop on the cruise was Istanbul. We arrived early in the morning and were scheduled to depart for home the following morning, so we had a day to explore the city.
We […]