By Beck My husband told our boy that the word “gymnasium” comes from the Greek “to exercise naked“, which struck the kid as uproariously hilarious. So hilarious, in fact, that he just had to share it with his whole math class today and that is why I had a phonecall from his teacher this afternoon….
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Portraits and Paint Chips
By Kelly If all goes according to plan, this morning I will take Teyla to get her picture taken at Target Portrait Studios. It will be her first foray into the world of professional photography. She is one. Do I even need to say that she is my third baby? Natalie, my oldest, had her…
The Heart-Shaped Box
By Veronica Ten years ago, Az the Husband brought me a gift of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Our tender gifts still conformed to expectations: chocolates, jewelry, romantic dinners, etc. Now that we have been married for thirteen years, we get more sentimental over an unexpected basket of folded laundry or an afternoon to indulge in…
1-800-222-1222 (Poison Control Center’s National Number)
By Megan I’ve never had to call the Poison Control Center before. I suppose I was naive in thinking I might get through parenthood without ever dialing the number up there in the title line, my hands shaking, my voice a quivering combination of tears and terror. This weekend, though, that hideous nightmare woke up…
Slow Down
By Melodee Life is not a race. So, why are so many mothers I know in such a hurry to enroll their three and four-year old children in school? Why does a four-year old need to write his name? What is the big rush? For the typical pregnant woman, the starting flag begins waving the second…