Year 5, Day 215

This, somehow, is the face of a child who has just obtained copies of his parents' business cards. "I'll have my people call your people!"

Year 5, Day 214

Miles and I were laying on the bed together, quietly gazing up at the ceiling. Each of us was surely lost in our own thoughts, and while I'm not sure what he was thinking about, I was marveling at the moment. It's always amazing to think about the not-so-little human in the bed next to … Continue reading Year 5, Day 214 →

Year 5, Day 213: Sounds of the Night-time XII

As I was getting ready to retire to bed last night, I heard a sudden, repeating sound coming from Miles's room that was loud enough to make me jump. I darted over to his door and opened it to find Miles sitting straight up in bed, looking directly at me, and blowing quick, rhythmic raspberries … Continue reading Year 5, Day 213: Sounds of the Night-time XII →

Year 5, Day 212

When Miles decorates Halloween cookies, it's always punctuated by taking bites out of his canvas.

Year 5, Day 211

Good grief. Miles is ACTUALLY better at Super Punch-Out than I am. Look at those energy bars! How does he DO it?!

Year 5, Day 210

As suggested by yesterday's post, being home sick can really turn an already behaviorally-challenged child into an unruly mess of humanity. By dinnertime last night, Miles's failure to listen warranted being sent to his room for time-out. After several minutes (long enough for us, at least, to eat in peace), we went back to Miles's … Continue reading Year 5, Day 210 →

Year 5, Day 209

Today is Miles's fourth day home sick, and my first full day home helping Jaclyn with him, and tensions are running high. This morning, as I was trying to get Miles dressed (or, at the very least, out of his dirty pull-up) and his teeth brushed, he became agitated enough to declare to me, "I'm … Continue reading Year 5, Day 209 →

Year 5, Day 208

Having two children in the house, one human and one canine, can be frenetic and disorienting. In fact, it's getting harder for us to keep straight which child is which. With that in mind, I created this Venn diagram based on their general interests as a quick visual reference for clarity in those chaotic moments.

Year 5, Day 207

Nothing says "My family definitely tried to play DVDs on a Nintendo Wii today" quite like coming home to this scene: I suspect they also tried using the PS5 with a PS3 controller. They were unsuccessful in their endeavors, but we can all rest easy knowing they were ultimately able to do...whatever it was they … Continue reading Year 5, Day 207 →

Year 5, Day 206

Miles stayed home sick today, but he still found the energy for some arts and crafts*. Jaclyn sent me pictures of some of his creations, including this self-portrait and drawing of Brie. He also drew a picture of me. Dear God, is that what he thinks I look like?? * LOTS of arts and crafts, … Continue reading Year 5, Day 206 →