Complex. Unpredictable. Random.
Until I ingest caffeine each morning, coherence is almost impossible to find (and highly overrated). The kids have gotten used to the chorus of “huh?” “what?” “I don’t understand” that emerges from my mouth when I’m first out of bed.
This morning Roegen came running up to me yelling “Dinosaur ate my foot! Naughty [...]
I take another sip of my double strength coffee while a shrieking toddler hangs from my left arm.
Roegen: My coffee, Mommy. My coffee.
Me: You don’t get coffee.
Roegen: I NEED coffee.
(Um, okay. You need it like I need chocolate. The only difference is that when you’re not around I’ll sneak my vice but [...]
After saying goodbye to Grandma, Aunt Caffy, and Uncle Spud, Jude and I headed home while Scott finished up a couple things with the other boys.
Jude: We’re going to beat Daddy.
Me: Probably. He hasn’t left yet?
Jude: He hasn’t left yet?
Me: No.
Jude: Silly Daddy. He forgot to leave!
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Roegen’s favorite word these days is “naughty.” He is a one-toddler behavior patrol who marches around looking for infractions so that he can proclaim at the top of his voice “naughty (insert name here).” The culprits that he catches most often are Mickey Socks (because Mickey loves to swipe the leg of anyone [...]
