The BoneBlog

We're spending this weekend on Patio Project 2007 (twenty-oh-seven, remember?), and therefore we took delivery yesterday of two tandem-axle loads of soil. Kids being kids, you see what happened next:...

Got Dirt? →

Greg's got a new form of exercise:

The other night I was sitting through my rather dry Law of Real Estate course. We were going over some review questions when I suddenly got an opportunity to spice things up a bit. The events unfolded something like this: Question: "Which of the following statements about carbon monoxide is false...

Here's the Reason I'm Probably Unpopular in Class. →

Laurel came home yesterday with her spelling pre-test. Some of the bonus words included on top of the regular words included the following: Depart, diligently, hostile, morsel, predicament, regurgitate, sinew, and tribute. The only one Laurel misspelled was 'regurgitate,' and only because she...

That Girl. →

Ethan tried to ride his tricycle off the steps into our garage yesterday. Observe the aftermath:...

Wrecked Trike. →

Laurel informed me on Friday that she wanted 'lots of little braids all over her head.' I asked her about the origin of this request and she said she'd seen black girls wearing that style and she thought it was beautiful. I told her we could certainly give it a shot, but that I wasn't...

Laurizzle.* →

Do not use clippers to trim your child's hair while having an earnest discussion with your husband about decisions to be made, lest you use a guard that's too short: Oops....

What Not to Do. →

We made it. I knew Laurel was nervous, because she told me yesterday morning she Googled "How to make friends" and was planning to take the advice she found to heart. She had a great first day of school and even got to have a popsicle on the playground. Sweet. I wish they handed out popsicles...

Survivor: First Day of School. →

Over the weekend the unbelievable heat subsided, so we took those kids to the park. I was all for it, because my back was still tender and I knew that Park = Turn the Kids Loose and Sit on the Bench. Greg and I are not overly cautious parents. Our floor is a veritable food buffet for the kids. They wrassle...

Here's Why Other Parents Think We're Nuts. →

(does anybody else think of Rocky and Bullwinkle when they hear that? I sure do). After years of crying, whining, bitching, moaning, and standing in the street bawling and screaming at the top of her lungs... After years of cajoling, pleading, begging, and bargaining followed by demands, threats, and...

And Now, the Moment You've All Been Waiting For.... →

Whew. We've been busy. We're fixin' to get more busy. Last week I lost my mind and purchased art supplies for Ethan. When I got home, I strapped him in his booster seat and gave him finger paints. He proceeded to make give himself the toothbrush moustache , a la Hitler or (I prefer to think...

Countdown to Crazy. →

You may have noticed that you couldn't get to the blog for a period of time today. That's because I was dabbling in registry editing yesterday in order to download more music in a single session. Or something. I'm not sure about the final verdict, but Greg was muttering about CSS and IIS...

Gregory, Your Company's Computer Guy! →

We discovered this morning that Ethan has a fine eye for detail. He stacks blocks in such a manner that each block's edge aligns precisely with the edge of the block below it. Well, as precisely as possible when one is not quite two years old. At any rate, he soon discovered the best part of building...

Ethan the Barbarian. →

Laurel and I stopped on the way back from camp to pick up some fingerpaints for Ethan. I first picked up the Crayola Color Wonder mess-free stuff, but then changed my mind and decided to just get the regular, washable fingerpaints and some paper. So I put back the Color Wonder stuff. Laurel (alarmed...

Laurel-isms, Part XVI. →

When I picked Laurel up from camp, she greeted me looking like this: Me: "What are you, a tiger?" Laurel (disdainful sigh): "No, Mom. I'm a common housecat." Me: "Alllllllllllllllllllrighty then."...

Laurel-isms, Part XV. →

Laurel found another Laurel! When I gave her this name, I didn't realize how confounding it would be to the general public. People mispronounce it at every turn and very often call her Laurie, Laura, or even more often, Lauren. Laurel has never met another Laurel in all her eight long years. That...

I Forgot to Mention . . . →

Yesterday we took Laurel to sleep-away camp for the very first time. The temperature is holding steady during the day at 95-100 degrees, with a heat advisory in effect. For many kids, this coupled with being a first-timer would be reason enough for homesickness. Not Laurel. We'll be lucky if she...

A Three-Hour Tour. →

Wow. Laurel has had quite the birthday. There are 331 photos on my camera because Greg got hold of it again. Saturday we had a pool party at the local recreation center with several of her friends. She had an awesome time, and I think everyone else did, too. Kids + pizza + cake + water, what's not...

Laurel's Birthday Extravaganza 2007. →