Scene: H and I are in bed reading. Er..I’m trying to read and he’s asking inane questions over my shoulder just to annoy the hell out of me. Marriage is bliss, people! H: Ah, the prologue. You are going to read the prologue? Me: Um.. yes. (Scoots a few inches away) H: And you’ll read [...]
Overheards: Milk
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scene: Breakfast table. TD is headed upstairs to dress for school. The Comedian is still eating the last remnants of her cereal. I’m packing up her lunch, picking up items off the floor, and putting dishes in the sink. The Comedian: “Wash, wash, wash.” Me: “What are you washing?” The Comedian: “Um. Myself.” Me: “Good. [...]
Overheards: One of Us
July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scene: RE and I are sitting at the kitchen table having a chat over our breakfast. TD: Mommy, you are going to live longer than Daddy. V: I am? Why do you say that? TD: Beee-cawsz YOU are one of US! (as she looks across the room at her younger sister.) Maybe all those Newsweek, [...]
Overheards- A is for Axe.
March 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Scene: Bedtime. I am reading the girls a story out of a Richard Scarry book. As I read I point out objects on the intricately drawn pages and ask TD what each object is. V: OK, and what is this? TD: A windmill. V: Good. And this? TD: An axe. V: Great! What do you [...]
Overheards- Porn
January 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
Scene: TD and The Comedian are waiting for me to pop some popcorn for them. Much jumping up and down in the kitchen is taking place. TD: “POPCORN!! YEAH!” The Comedian: “OPORN! OPORN!” V: “Are you trying to say popcorn? Popcorn is oporn to you?” The Comedian: “Oporn!” TD: “What’s Porn?” V: “Oh geez… um. How [...]
Detachable Penis
December 20, 2010 By 5 Comments
Scene: The breakfast table. It is barely 8 a.m. and I am working on my first cup of coffee. T.D. sits across the table from me. The Fifth Element is in my arms. TD: “Mom? How did The Fifth Element get in your tummy?” V: “What? Oh, you mean how did I have The Fifth Element?” TD: [...]
Overheards- Alone and Starving
November 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
Just when you think you are handling your business you have a moment like this- Scene: Target. Do I even need to explain anymore? I had bought a pair of basic, black pants on a whim the other day and picked up the wrong size. I now needed to drag the kids right before lunch [...]
Overheards- Clowns
October 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
Scene: TD and I are out for a walk, just the two of us. We pass by a house with the front door open so she can see inside their foyer. A two foot high clown dressed in a green and gold lame costume is standing like a sentry in the corner. TD: OOOhhh, look [...]
Overheards- Conversations with a Four Year Old
October 12, 2010 By 3 Comments
Scene: Making lunch and talking with TD the other day. TD: All dinosaurs are gone now. There are no more dinosaurs. They are extinct. V: That’s right! TD: When I grow up I want to be a paleontologist. Then a Mom. V: That is a great a idea. A really good plan. TD: Actually, I [...]
Overheards- Queen Edition
October 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
Scene: TD and I are heading home from a long, fun day at the pumpkin patch. My iPod is blaring Queen in the car. TD: “WHAT?! Another one bites the what?!” V: “The dust. Another one bites the dust.” TD: “Blech! I don’t want to bite dust. That’s gross! Is there a song that is the [...]
