Dave and I have been told that after we eat ice cream we need to brush our teeth.
Why? Because ice cream has lots of sugar in it.
And so we have to brush our teeth to keep the sugar bugs away.
So said Mr. Baker, the dentist, who came to teach Tau’s class about oral hygiene.
Ja, well, no fine.
Categories: Mister Kapister · Things that Make You Go "Hmm ..."
We are in Target, moving slowly down a quiet aisle that has only one other shopper.
“Mommy, that lady has PINK hair!”
So she does. Neon pink and black highlights to be specific.
“Why does that lady have PINK hair?”
“I don’t know, honey … “ and since the woman can clearly hear us talking, I add, “maybe because it looks pretty?”
“No … it DOESN’T look pretty …”
Next stop? The mommy-that-lady’s-got-a-baby-in-her-tummy line … about someone who is simply carrying a bit too much weight. Don’t imagine we have much chance of avoiding that one.
Categories: Mister Kapister · Things that Make You Go 'NO!!!'
Yesterday Tau’s one teacher told the kids that their other teacher would not be in because her baby was sick and she needed to stay home and take care of him.
She was surprised and heartened when Tau came up to her and said, “Maybe we can make a card for Mrs. H’s baby, so he can feel better?”
Sweet boy.
Categories: Mister Kapister · Things that Make You Go "Hmm ..."
When Dave and I were first married, we met a couple who had just celebrated their eighteenth wedding anniversary.
We asked them how that felt — being married that long — and their answer was, you guessed it, that it didn’t feel like they’d been married eighteen years.
Today is our eighteenth anniversary, and when I think of all we’ve been through in the years that have come and gone, it’s true. It doesn’t feel like eighteen years have passed.
The houses we’ve lived in, the groups of friends and the phases, our college years and the birth of our son. We’ve both changed a lot; we’ve both stayed the same.
And I think that is the key — prizing what you know so well in each other, yet also championing what the other can become.
Happy anniversary, Dave!
Dipped strawberries
for dessert last night
by Sue and Tau
Categories: Things that Make You Go "Hmm ..."
Staring at the World Map pinned to his bedroom wall … “How do we get to the Purple Planet?”
“We go in a rocket.”
In retrospect, it’s a bit scary that I didn’t even need to pause to consider the answer.
“But HOW do we get there?”
“In a rocket.”
Staring at the map. “But we don’t have any rockets.” Considers this dilemma a bit more. “They are all at the store. Maybe we need to get one.”
“Mmn … definitely.” Carry on folding laundry.
Categories: Friends Around the Globe · Mister Kapister · Things that Make You Go "Hmm ..."
The first week of the year we met two sets of friends with kids Tau’s age at our local jumping gym.
Needless to say, the boy slept well that afternoon!
Categories: Mister Kapister · We Still Have Fun!
Yesterday we went up to Palomar Observatory for the first time. There were small pockets of snow still left from the last snowfall — the observatory sits high on top of Palomar Mountain, one of the few places nearby that actually gets snow.
Tau got to see and touch the white stuff for the first time, something he’s been longing to do since watching Curious George Plays in the Snow and reading Snow is My Favorite and My Best numerous times over the holidays.
Categories: Mister Kapister · Only in Cullyfornia · The New Country · We Still Get Around! · We Still Have Fun!
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