What have you done? Have you dribbled food all over yourself in public? Were you caught walking around with your fly open? These are pretty embarrassing moments, but nothing tops this story. Never in my parenting years have I ever committed a blunder this big! By the way, I was totally inspired to write this [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2009
New Dance Move???
We were at the Hmong New Year party all evening yesterday. My kids were rockin’ the whole night, especially my four-year-old, Rayner, as he “danced” through the crowd. I think he invented a new dance move (see the video below).
Rayner’s Dance (Run)K&BLee | MySpace Video
Of Acorns and Broken Hearts
After walking (no running, as he almost didn’t make it) my four-year-old from the park playground to the bathroom and back, I witnessed my fifth grade son, Kalel, get hit in the head with an acorn. No, the acorn didn’t fall from the sky like in the Chicken Little story (although I wish it had). [...]
Things You Shouldn’t Stick Up Your Nose and More
“Keep pushing, keep pushing! It’s almost out. Stop screaming now and calm down…one more big breath and breathe out through your nose…push it out! You can do this!”
I am not going through labor again (thank goodness). I just spent the last thirty minutes trying to help my son push a pomegranate seed out of his [...]
Hmong New Year Notes
No, I really am not confused nor am I trying to confuse you. This really is a post on the New Year. I know some of you are wondering why I am not writing a post on Thanksgiving or on Christmas when those holidays precede the New Year. That’s because the Hmong [...]
Top Five Free Kidsafe Emails
After supper the other day, my thirteen year-old daughter, Autumn, asked my husband and I to allow her to get an email account. “All the other kids have email accounts, and they’re free,” she persisted. It wasn’t that we didn’t want to give her an email account as she really is a pretty responsible kid. [...]
Babysitter Blues — Finding a Babysitter for a Big Family
My daughter was an only child for almost three years before we had my son, Kalel. It was easy to find a babysitter then as she was the only niece and grandchild out of both of our families. We eagerly had volunteers to keep her over the weekend if we had wanted. Now with five [...]
Playing Hot Potatoes With the Stomach Bug
With cold and flue season, big families have a harder time getting rid of the viruses. See what we do to prevent viruses.
A Potty Post
Five minutes after putting his diaper on him. My almost two year old, Arthur, pulled off his diaper and strutted around our living room with his bare-naked bottom. I picked up his diaper and tried to coax him into letting me put the diaper back on him.
“No paiper!” he insisted. After having potty-trained [...]
