We went to the Maryland Renaissance Festival for the first time back in 2005. It was awesome. Turkey legs. Fried macaroni and cheese on a stick. Fried everything on a stick! We loved it. So we went back again the next year. I couldn’t find any pictures from 2006, but we have several million from […]
Category Archives: Ruby
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
School started today! School started today! Ruby was so excited to begin 2nd grade! And to show you how I feel about it, I made this video.
Bear Turns 7
I can’t believe it has been a whole year since Bear turned 6, but it has. And yesterday was Bear’s 7th birthday. We almost forgot about it, despite the fact that Ruby had purchased his birthday present with her allowance money weeks ago, but luckily we remembered at the last minute and ran out to […]
Smooth Edward: Bread Negotiator
I know it is technically Tenor Tuesday, and that you may be expecting some sort of music-related post from me today, but this thing happened yesterday and it was just too good not to share with you. You see, I was out sitting in the courtyard of our co-op chatting with our neighbor Mecca (whom […]
A Tale of Two Strangers (Judging My Children)
It was the best of impressions; it was the worst of impressions. Within a span of only a few hours, my children had made their marks on two total strangers, each of whom judged them correctly, and in completely opposite directions. Although the one guy didn’t have to be such a jerk about it. We […]
Chocolate Fury
You know, I do try to be a good parent most of the time. When my kids do something that they maybe shouldn’t have been doing, I try to talk to them about it without screaming in their faces in a furious rage. And sometimes I succeed. This is not a story about one of […]
No Tooth Fairies Allowed
Ruby does not like change. Even good and natural change causes her to burst into tears at any given moment. She gets that from me, as my mother will be happy to detail at length the next time you see her. I hated change growing up, and now my daughter does too. She hates it […]
The Best Seats in the Whole Place
Every time we try to go to a local baseball game it either rains, or is sparsely attended. We buy bad seats and then sneak into the good ones, or else we go home wet and early. I was not worried at all about the game selling out, even with the draw of 25 cent […]
A Game To Find Out How Your Children Think
We have discovered a new song in our house. It is called “Why oh why,” and it involves a question being asked, and then being answered in a silly way. Some of the lyrics include: “Why can’t a bird eat an elephant? Why, oh why, oh why?” “Cause an elephant’s got a pretty hard skin! […]
Edward Learns to Drive
If you ever want to get Edward a present, just make sure it has wheels on it. Planes, trains, cars, motorcycles, fire trucks, bulldozers, and bicycles are all fair game. And if you want to sweeten the pot, you could make sure the thing actually moves on its own. Pull it backward and let it […]