Mishpacha is the transliteration of the Hebrew (or maybe Yiddish) word for family ( Read more... )

From Bouncer age 4

"Grown ups have hair on their peeing parts but kids don't. But when they grow up to be humans they will."

I just finished reading book one of The Hunger Games ( Read more... )

That's who I had to deal with yesterday during my drive home from NY ( Read more... )

Squeaker brought home yet another scholastic book order form ( Read more... )

from  October 2011

I just found this message I sent Dreamer:

nce you're not home tonight Bouncer has changed her "look at me Mommy, look at me Daddy, I a cowboy" routine to a "Look at me Mommy, Pussy Cat watch me, please watch me PussyCat" :P When it comes to an audience it seems she can replace us with the cat!

Squeaker: "First you ask me to go get that, then you tell me to bring you this.   What am I, your servant ( Read more... )

The boy was "in the red" yesterday and I am in disagreement with it.
Here's what I was told by the teacher:  Another child called some of the kids Losers during PE.  That child was chastised and put into the red then Squeaker did the same. The teacher continued to say that this was out of character, he doesn't normally try to hurt other's feelings ( Read more... )

The letter is written and sent.

Bouncer looked at me and asked "Mommy am I the moon?"
It took me a minute to figure that one out.
Eventually I answered her "Is this because I say Squeaker is the son?"
Her brother started laughing and protesting that he is not the sun in the sky.

She did not like being told she was a daughter.  She likes being a moon much better.