Daring Young Mom

Overheard recently:
DYM:  Does anyone know where the scissors are?
Magoo:  [drawl]  Nooope. [fast]  I-know-I-know-I-know! [pause]  Whaaaat?
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DYM: [putting on Magoo's elbow pads]  It’s elbow time!
Magoo: I LOOOOVE ebow time!  … Wha’s ebow time?
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DYM:  We’re having some bacon for dinner.
Magoo:  I LOOOOOVE bacon! … Wha’s bacon?
Bonus line from Laylee:
Laylee:  It’s a good thing I washed my hands because [...]

Kathryn’s back is “out”. Not “out” as in “un-cool”; “out” as in “out of commission”. (I find her back very cool.) So she asked I post a little something to let you all know that she has not, in fact, passed away, but is merely immobilized for the time being.
Because staying on her back is [...]

I wrote a post at Parenting today about how Laylee seems to follow in my footsteps.
Well here’s a big fat peek into the world of Laylee’s mom. That’s me. What kind of a person must I be if my daughter wakes up at the crack of dawn and creates a list [...]

Magoo is obsessed with bubbles. He is driven to play with them. Whenever he has a hole in his schedule, he slips out on the front porch for a little quality time with his liquid soap, glycerin and a plastic wand. Dan is not nearly as traumatized by the thought of [...]

Magoo asked me for a snack and I told him it was almost dinner. He’d have to wait.
He threw his head back, slammed his eyes shut and began a loud and nasally whine. “Mooooommmmmmmmm!” Kids have a knack for turning the dear name of Mother into the most hideous word in [...]

Bunkbeds at Costco were ripe for the picking and who am I to argue with purchasing furniture when it’s in season? About a year ago they had them in stock and I wasn’t QUITE quick enough snatching one up. When I went back they were gone and we haven’t found a set as [...]

This poor pumpkin didn’t stand a chance. The conspiracy began when Papa snatched this poor guy right off the street and drug him back to our house.

He carefully sliced a hole in the top of his noggin while Laylee sat heartlessly drawing plans for his new brainless face.

Magoo looked on as papa extracted [...]

I want them just like this. For always.