I would have written a good post for today except that...well Mr. Kaos had other plans. You see we took K and her class on a field trip... and when that field trip was over and the kids were back in class he lured me downtown with the premise of buying K a book on … Continue reading day in the sun
Category: k
an update… or…
My kid's ear could beat up your kid's ear....Today we finally took K to the doc. I know it seems like we waited FOREVER to take her to the doctor but we had been assured that this bug that is going around lasts a loooooooonnnnnnnnng ass time.Well today was the day that her doctor said … Continue reading an update… or…
from the mouths of babes…
or maybe from the mouths, noses, hands and eyes of babes...Do all of you know what kindergarten really is? It's some kind of test lab for breeding colds, flus and other assorted cruds. Since K started full day kindergarten in January she has been sick, I think, 4 times. Most of those were little one … Continue reading from the mouths of babes…
mummification and the 5 year old mind…
Last year a large exhibit on ancient Egypt came through the Portland Art museum.Something you should maybe know about me... I'm completely awestruck and fascinated by the ancient Egyptian civilization.Mesmerized even.So having that collection so close to our home... good thing for me. Mr. Kaos too finds the area of study intriguing so good thing … Continue reading mummification and the 5 year old mind…
getting on with it…
I am trying oh so desperately to move on with the year... I know there are only a few days left and I need to break free from this holiday crazy thing.You see now that the "holiday" is over I have to find a place for everything.5 year olds, they get a lot of stuff … Continue reading getting on with it…
me on a Tuesday
I should have thought this all through better...there is too much to do and not enough time...there certainly isn't enough time for a proper post.even as I sit here and type this I am stretching my neck to peek into the bathroom to menace my child into brushing her teeth because we need to leave … Continue reading me on a Tuesday
how to eat your food
Every morning seems like an instructional video on how to eat your food in my house.Every. Morning.Pick that up. Put it in your mouth. No. Just sit there. Chew it. You have to swallow. Now put in another bite. WHY? Because you have to.No, eat that too. You like that. Eat it. Chew and swallow.Why? … Continue reading how to eat your food
weekend of repeats: imaginary trouble
my kid's imaginary friend is satan... Yesterday I went upstairs to the kitchen to get dinner started only to find K (who is nearing 5) standing in the kitchen with a pen in one hand and a rolled up piece of paper in the other. She was heatedly talking at Mr. Kaos trying to get … Continue reading weekend of repeats: imaginary trouble
what will she do today?
There sits across from me at this table a little creature of flesh and blood, my flesh and blood, and as I sit here pouring my mind onto this device she sits with her little bowl and her little spoon and her little smile eating the simplest of breakfasts I could have created.She places each … Continue reading what will she do today?
when we rock…
Here in the Kaos house when we rock, we do it as a family. Not just because the family that plays together stays together or something like that but because it's fun and hanging out with K when she goes to a certain pirate show enables me to do the same.Today was a Captain Bogg … Continue reading when we rock…
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