Omniscience – small boy edition

Part of our morning routine involves a brief time of “praying for the day” in the car on the way to school. One would think this event would engender feelings of good will and spirutality but…

Wisdom of the ages

Ah kids.  The great equalizer.  The boy was sucking his thumb, cozied up in his parent’s bed whilst I was doing something in the kitchen.  Walking into our room, I expressed my feelings of exhaustion…

Dinner conversations that should be served.

Spencer: “Mmmm.  This tastes good with the rats.” (The cold distorted the last word somewhat.) Dad: “What?” Spencer: “Mmmm. This tastes good with the rats.” Emma: “It’s not rats its rice.” Spencer: “That’s what I…

Mmm Mmm Good. Sort of.

So we went to a restaurant the other night – let’s just say that when you are there you are family, or something. The boy was enjoying his salad, especially the croutons.  You know you…

Advance Australia Fair

Last week Emma Kate and I worked on a Geography project. She was initially assigned to Austria, but taking matters into her own hands, she reminded the teacher that Austria really sounded a LOT like…

Is it just me?

So we take the kids to pick out their valentine’s day treats (that is, treats that they would purchase with their valentine’s day money from the grandparents).   During a recent movie, my beloved wife informed…