Critter Chronicles
Overheard
Suburban Vandalism, Holiday-Style
From my Facebook status update this past weekend: Sometimes suburban neighborhoods get hit by vandalism. We’ve been lucky to escape any in the past six years, but last night they struck. We woke up this morning to discover our light-up reindeer disgracing our front yard in what Tony referred to as a “Discovery Channel worthy … Continue reading
Overheard #30: Making Plans
{From a previous Facebook status update}: Anthony to his imaginary friend: “Pinocchio, next summer I’m going to drive my sister insane. Wanna help me?”. It’s nice that he’s planning ahead.
Tuesday Tidbits, Facebook Edition: 26 July
Tuesday Tidbits are the posts where I sum up all the little things that happen in our lives from one week to the next; the little things that aren’t interesting enough for me to write an entire post about (though you all know I can spin a boring tale out of pretty much near anything), … Continue reading
Overheard #29: Quick! Call CPS!
A group of friends and I brought our kids to the zoo a couple weeks ago. I was the one who planned the excursion, and so even though I felt The Critters’ behavior the day before hadn’t warranted a fun outing like this, I didn’t want to back out. (Plus we were tired of being … Continue reading
Overheard #28: The Metro
Reposted from my Facebook status a couple weeks ago: Brenna to Anthony: “I’m going to take a shower. You keep an eye on the Metro.” Two minutes later, Anthony: “Brenna, it’s back!” Repeat every two minutes. And *this* is why my kids liked our DC hotel.
>Overheard #27: Independent Play
>There is little in this world that I love as much as listening to my children play independently. Take, for example, Anthony and his new duck Pez dispenser that his G-Ma (my Grammy) sent him for Easter: “Ahhh, you bit my head off! C’mon, let’s go trap him with the pirates. But we’re stuck in … Continue reading
>Overheard #26: I Stink
>Anthony, getting into the car after his sports class: “Phew! What’s that smell?” He looks around, “Oh wait, it’s just me. I’m Anthony.“ Brenna: {dying of laughter sitting in the seat next to him} If he thinks he smells now, I don’t want to know how badly he’ll reek when he hits puberty… Please click … Continue reading
>Overheard #25: I Insult You
>Anthony has finally reached the stage where he knows it’s just not okay to hit people when he’s frustrated or angry. This doesn’t mean he always remembers to refrain from physically acting out, but these days more often than not he strikes back verbally. (Well, except for the other day when we were at a … Continue reading
>Overheard #24: 3 Snaps In a ‘Z’ Formation
>Last Thursday Anthony’s preschool class played up the whole St. Patrick’s Day thing: they wore crazy hats (of which I forgot to send one for my son), make a leprechaun trap, and attempted to capture one of those elusive mythical creatures; while the trap they created didn’t catch him he did leave behind a pile … Continue reading
>Overheard #23: Like Father, Like Son
>The Scene: We’re sitting at the dining room table for lunch today, after Anthony has come home from preschool. Curious George is playing on the TV. Tony walks in from work and sits down to eat his PB&J alongside The Critters. He says hello to us all. The Critters ignore him. I kiss him hello. … Continue reading
