The Fat Fairy Whose House Flew, by Jocelyn (transcribed and edited by Mommy)

Once upon a time, there was a fairy named Fat Fairy, and she loved to play with dolls. One doll looked like a fairy, and the other doll looked like a princess.  One day she was surprised to see her two dolls come alive. “I’m so happy to meet you!” said the fairy doll, whose [...]

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Kid-ocracy

J (4 years old) and I were discussing the executive branch of the United States government, and I was attempting to explain the election process to her.  “Many people want to be President, but you have to get a lot of people to vote for you, or they will not let you be in charge.” [...]

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Creative Reasons My Daughters Might Have a Tantrum

My 4-year-old, Jocelyn, is generally pretty mild-mannered and will listen to reason, but if she’s hungry or really tired, she will start losing it.  And it’s not the typical “she took my toy” or “I don’t want to take a bath.”  Ohhhh no. This girl can find myriad creative reasons to pitch a fit.  Here, [...]

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Putting Green Bear to Bed

Yesterday I heard Shannon mumbling to herself in her room. I peeked around the corner, and here is what I saw and heard: “Green bear is sleepy.  You need some blankets.” (He had about 12 cloth diapers and changing pads on top of him, already.) I asked her, “Is Green Bear getting ready for bed?” [...]

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Naptime (to the tune of “Rawhide”)

Stallin’, stallin’, stallin’, Through the house they’re crawlin’ Droopy eyelids fallin’ Naptime! Little people grinnin’ The battle I’m not winnin’ I think I’ve reached the end of the line. Clean it up!  Move along! Read a book!  Sing a song! Sleepyhead!  Get in bed! Naptime! Don’t you fuss! Listen here! Hurry now!  Move your rear! [...]

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Bilingual Silliness

Ever since Jocelyn encountered her Spanish-speaking Sunday School teacher, she has been curious about learning other languages.  Lately we have been learning how to put describing words together with nouns.  I asked her, “How do you say ‘yellow hair’ in Spanish?”  She thought for a moment and then said, “Amarillo pully-owie!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Along with teaching [...]

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Alternative Music

Jocelyn has become quite the singer lately, making up new lyrics to favorite children’s songs.  Here is a sample of her creative lyrics: “Watermelon, watermelon, what do you hear?  I hear a candle, burning in my ear. Candle, candle, what do you hear?  I hear an Easter basket, jumping in my ear. Easter basket, Easter [...]

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Representation

I know that today’s Tea Party movement embodies a lot of conservative principles, which I wholeheartedly agree with, however I believe the more fundamental issue is about accurate representation. The motto for the original Boston Tea Party was “Taxation Without Representation.” When the clear majority of people have to badger their own representatives to prevent [...]

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A Tea Party Manifesto

With the uprising in the Massachusetts, I got thinking about what a Tea Party Manifesto would look like.  I searched around and found some talk that occurred a few months ago about this very subject.  However, I found these to be a bit wordy and, while addressing the issues at the time, were also a bit limited in scope. The [...]

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Chatterbox Funnies

Our 2-year-old, Jocelyn, continues to give us the giggles at every opportunity.  Here are some of her latest sayings: 1.  Daddy: What sound does a lamb make?  Jocelyn: No, a sheep!  BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!  2.  Mommy: Jocelyn, I am losing my patience with you.  Jocelyn:  Have patience song!  (OUCH!) (The song goes, in part, like this:  “Have patience, [...]

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