Oct
10
So, I’ve started letting Hazel, who is six years old and in first grade, type on the computer in Open Office. Her file is called surprises for me, since she’s basically writing to me, but it’s also got this journal quality to it.
I sat down at the computer to start doing homework and saw [...]
Jun
16
How Do Babies Come Out?
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A few days ago Hazel, who turned six years old last month, started asking me some interesting questions at the dinner table. Not, where do babies come from, but how do they come out. Our conversation went something like this.
Hazel: Mom, if babies aren’t cut out how do they come out? Does it [making belly [...]
May
7
So, there’s a walkathon going on at my kid’s school. We were asked today to get pledges, which is a flat rate and not based on how many laps you do (hey wanna pledge?). Hazel’s busy cleaning her room, she wants to go to her friend’s house tomorrow which is highly motivating to getting this [...]
Apr
4
So back in February. . .
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I had written the following, and I thought it was neat enough to keep it around. And well, it’s rather neat. ‘Course mah opinyon maht b’byussed.
Life’s been just full of stuff. I just got over being sick, some stomach virus. Kenlon got it too, a few hours after I did. Hazel had it already, so [...]
Mar
17
So Hazel came home from church one day with a list of what she professed to be her talents.
It said: Ask me about my talents:
Swimming (she needs a teacher)
Ride my bike (she has a tricycle)
Be nice to others (she’s generally nice to everybody, even the people who suck, so maybe that is a talent)
Listen to [...]