Oh, Wii console, how you have traduced us! Not sure if it’s a terribly American thing to do, but on the 4th of July, the George family went bowling. This was largely at the request of Hallam, who has rediscovered Wii Sports and was curious to see what it was like to bowl for real. Like so many things in …
Cinco de Mayo
No, my English friends, this is not a celebration of the mighty Hellman’s condiment. As any fule know, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, and usually sees a spike in Tequila consumption across the United States. Today also marks the nine year …
Uh-Oh
My son has discovered this blog. Not only that, he has started commenting on it. So far he has been suitably encouraging, but how long, I wonder, will it last? How many embarrassing photographs of him can I post before resentment eclipses filial pride? I am now going through everything I’ve written, trying to remember how child-friendly it all is. …
How to Make Books More Interesting
In a previous post I shared with you evidence of my son’s extraordinary ability to read books in the most uncomfortable positions imaginable. Well, he’s at it again. Triumphantly, in this latest version he has succeeded in doing away with the need for a chair completely. So proud.
Oh, to be eight again.
My children are congenitally unable to sit straight in a chair. They drape themselves in complex and anatomically improbable configurations over and across the furniture’s arms and back. They make creative use of cushions and pillows. You know how it is. Anything to avoid just sitting there. Well, here’s something new. Hallam loves to read, but of course reading tends …
What are You Thankful For?
Hallam made a card for us yesterday. This is what it said, creative spelling and all: “I am thankful for: Mom and Dad, school, home, your job, life!, Fred and Squirrel, Mendy and Michelle [his teachers!], Grandma and Grandpa, my friends, your cooking, books, clothes, your love, your persinality, fun, food, caring.” It’s a pretty fabulous list. I especially like …
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
My son Hallam has started his own blog. It’s all about two stuffed animals he’s had for as long as any of us can remember, who go by the names of Fred (who is a blue monster) and Squirrel (who is a squirrel.) These were originally hand puppets that I would put on and animate with silly voices, but he …