The Goon Squad (The Goon Squad is my five year old twins for those of you who are new around here) and I were discussing Santa and if he was watching you on the day after Christmas. I thought he was probably taking a break, but maybe he had spies. Ian said he knew exactly [...]
The Phone, The Fight, The Santa Lie and Poop
December 24, 2009
I made the mistake of telling them that they could answer the phone when I was in the shower. Yes, I am talking about my five year olds and no, I have no idea what I was thinking. I realize you are expecting me to say that they ordered a years worth of Highlights magazines [...]
Why Sledding Blows
December 23, 2009
We drive to the hill. My car almost gets stuck in the snow. There is this hill by our neighborhood pool. At the top of the hill there are tennis courts. At the bottom of the hill is the parking lot. This hill must be 45 feet wide and 15 feet up. There are stairs [...]
The Weather Outside is Frightful
December 22, 2009
Actually, the weather isn’t that bad anymore, but the streets in my neighborhood are seriously frightful. And our schools are canceled for the rest of the year. To be completely fair, the kids really only had two and a half days of school this week anyway, but they were three very important days for Christmas [...]
They Must Be Learning Something at School
December 8, 2009
Ian: How do you spell we? Claudia: W – E . Ian: No, not that kind of we. Claudia: W – I – I . Me: agape
The Fairy Debate
December 7, 2009
We were watching the Bucs getting slaughtered by Jonathan Stewart and the Carolina Panthers yesterday when a commercial came on. Claudia said “Oh I know that song! It is The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy! I love this song. I beamed at my brilliant child for knowing her classical pieces. “Very Good, Claudia!” I [...]
Hakuna Matata
September 17, 2009
“Mama, I can’t be hakuna matata today.” He said. Hakuna Matata is Swahili for “There are no worries”. If you’ve seen “The Lion King” you probably already knew that. The first week of kindergarten was wonderful. The twins loved it. They both love their teachers, they were enjoying the bus, they were learning new things [...]
Kindergarten
September 8, 2009
Today my babies got on this bus and went off to kindergarten. They never even looked back. I didn’t cry, but there is still time.
The Pep Talk
September 4, 2009
This is a slightly altered version of a post I wrote for the DC Metro Moms blog. *** Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. Sure, all of your children are starting Kindergarten next week, but that is what happens when you have twins. Just wait until they go away to college on the same day. [...]
Screwing Up Parenting One E-Mail at a Time
August 27, 2009
As you probably know, I have twins going into Kindergarten in a few weeks. 12 days, but who is counting? I am new to the public school system. I’ve never had a child in Kindergarten before, so I’ve been trying to pay special attention to the rules. I’m not really a detail person, but I [...]
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