The adventures of little boy Finn

From Mama’s blog: Nostalgia for language permutations

Mama has a blog & sometimes we cross-post it here. Of course I want my children to speak clearly and with accurate pronunciation and grammar and all … but part […]

Pic o’ the Day: From Mama’s blog: A boy and his dog

Mama has a blog & sometimes we cross-post it here. Our dog Violet is very tolerant. She really is the perfect dog (except that she’s quite flatulent).

From Mama’s blog: More???

Mama has a blog & sometimes we cross-post it here. It never fails: A child spills a big cup of something messy and sticky all over the place, and then, […]

Pic o’ the Day: From Mama’s blog: Napping with Cats: Addendum

Mama has a blog & sometimes we cross-post it here. It was really hard for us to get up this morning. Snuggly Zippy wasn’t exactly helping, either.

8:50 a.m. and it’s time to leave

Mama says: 8:50 a.m.: Almost time to leave, and I have one saying he has no appetite and is too sick to go to school; and the other is parading […]

Find doze train tracks dat go up and down!

Finny: “Mama? Mama, could you help me find doze train tracks dat go up and down? Wif da bridges? Because… I have been finking about doze ALL DAY!”

Finny talking in his sleep

Poor Finny was talking in his sleep: “No, Gabe, I don’t want help. I don’t need any help, Gabe. Go away!”

Pic o’ the Day: I went to the Dentist for the first time!

I went to the dentist for the first time today, & I was a very good boy! The dentist said that my exam was better than perfect! So apparently my […]

Naming mountain animals

Today at pre-school, I identified various mountain animals & then gave them names! Here they are! Squirty the mountain lion (thanks, Richard Scarry!) Jingle Bell the raccoon Catnip the coyote […]

It’s cold, mama!

Finn, getting into car: “It’s cold, Mama. It’s cold as a hot dog!” Me: “A hot dog?” Finn: “No… no… it’s cold as a Popsicle!” Gabe: “It’s as cold as […]