Archive for August, 2008
Expression-isms
Having been out far too late last night (and up far too early this morning), and with far too much work to do this weekend, my brain is far too taxed to take on much more than a fluffy, fun post.
When Kyle and I were first dating, he showed me a letter from his mom. [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 29th, 2008 tagged Bwahahaha!, Who me? | 21 Comments »
Transition
When I was pregnant with Tacy, I read about the stages of labor. Every time I reached the stage called “transition”, I had to shut the book. Just reading about it was enough to induce nausea.
During my labor with Tacy, I never made it anywhere near the transition stage. My guts were piled on a [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 28th, 2008 tagged Home on the range, Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie | 20 Comments »
We call him Olliepop, Olliepop…
…oh Ollie, Ollie, Ollie…Olliepop!
(ba-dum-bum-bum…)
Finally, a nickname has emerged organically for this little guy.
We tossed around quite a few, including Moose (combination of Goose and Mouse, suggested by Herman Anne’s mother) and Yeedle (Herman Anne has been lobbying for that one since before Tacy was born). At BlogHer, Laid-Off Dad took to calling him Jack-Jack, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 27th, 2008 tagged Look at me, look at me!, Olliepop | 12 Comments »
Thanks, kid. You’ve motivated me to work on my flip-turn.
I’m really not trying to take over Agnostic Mom’s niche, but around here it’s just been same shit, different day.
Friday’s weather was beautiful, so I jogged to our neighborhood outdoor pool to swim laps. A mother and her two young daughters joined me in the adjacent lane.
The three of them swam laps next to me [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 25th, 2008 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree, Home on the range, Who me? | 27 Comments »
Oh no, I gotta go…back to school
I have been waiting years for first grade. YEARS.
I’m a lousy stay-at-home-mother – never joined a playgroup, never went to Gymboree class, bake cookies only to satisfy my personal cravings. I’m a champion of women who work outside the home (or who work from home and require child care). I’m an unapologetic proponent of quality [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 22nd, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Miss Goosie | 20 Comments »
She’s just three
My mother always told me that three was a wonderful age: “Oh, I loved it when you were three. You were so much fun. I wanted you to stay three forever.”
She always sounded really sincere, but now that I’ve had two three year olds of my own, I’m wondering if she wasn’t just [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 20th, 2008 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree, Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie | 23 Comments »
Whose rules apply to whom? – the first grade classroom version
Almost two years ago, I wrote a post on The Imperfect Parent blog about how I got smacked down by a four year old for saying “God”.
“You shouldn’t say Oh my God!” she informed me, adding, “My mommy says so.”
As I wrote in that post: “Obviously the children don’t set and enforce the rules in [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 19th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie | 16 Comments »
Bible school is no vacation
A few weeks ago, the little girl across the street rang our doorbell.
When I answered, she handed me a balsa wood cross, painted purple and green. “This is Tacy’s. She made it at Vacation Bible School,” she informed me.
“Ah.” I nodded. “Thanks, hon.”
I closed the door and went back to the kitchen, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 18th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, Miss Goosie | 29 Comments »
Sex(y shoes) and the city
So many heavy discussion topics lately. How about some fluff? Let’s talk shoes. And I don’t mean Crocs.
I come by my love of expensive shoes honestly. Since I can remember, my mother’s closet shelves held stacks of shoe boxes. Some were new, some were decades old, but all of them [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 16th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Look at me, look at me!, The city that never sleeps, Who me? | 8 Comments »
Safe and joyful children
The latest season of Penn & Teller’s Showtime series “Bullshit!” is in progress, and I’ve been watching faithfully as usual – and not just to ogle Penn. The most recent episode was titled “Stranger Danger”, and it featured interview clips with Erin Runnion, mother of Samantha and founder of The Joyful Child Foundation.
While it sickens [...]
