Three and a half (weathering the storm)
Now that it’s safely passed, I feel ready to talk about the experience of having a three-and-a-half-year-old. I wrote a bit about it at the time, but I couldn’t even […]
Now that it’s safely passed, I feel ready to talk about the experience of having a three-and-a-half-year-old. I wrote a bit about it at the time, but I couldn’t even […]
When I grow up, I’m going to have twenty children. And I would let them all watch The Hobbit. We would all watch The Hobbit together for family watching time. I would get […]
JC reports: Silas says in the bath: “We’re having a bible story bath. This [rubbing bubbles all over him] is my camel-hair shirt. It’s my John the Baptist costume.” later… […]
Presented without comment (but with captions!), Silas’ recent art. I cannot find this drawing, but I wrote down his description: This is Alice in Wonderland, and this is Brother Bear, […]
Silas says, “I’m the boss!” I say, “You’re the boss of exactly one person, Silas. And that’s yourself.” Silas says, “No, I’m the boss of two people–Grammie and Grandpa Frisbee!” […]
I’m writing a book, Mama. It’s called Fairy Tales of Darkness. It has just a lot of fairy tales. His father’s son…
Kids are taking a bath… Petra: What doing, Brother? Silas: I’m doing a musical interpretation of Noah’s Ark, mixed with Alice in Wonderland.
Daddy, Mama’s mean, but you’re crazy. Thanks, kid. I’ll remember that the next time you want to eat.
Mama, we’re putting sun potion on because we’re going to the beach!
Mama, what is it like inside a tuna fish? This was just the first in a long series, most of which made more sense–“What’s it like inside the walls of […]