There’s an interesting blog post over on freemoneyfinance that is asking two serious financial questions:
- How much did you get for an allowance as a kid?
- How much did the tooth fairy leave you?
I answered:
A truly disposable society: disposable underwear
I knew we lived a disposable society the time Jacob and I broke a wine glass and he said, "it’s ok, we can buy another one." That’s his answer to most problems: we can always buy a solution. Makes you wonder what our society will be like when all our kids are adults. They have grown up with cheap, replaceable things. Things are not treasured and saved. You use them, break them, lose them, buy new ones. No big deal.
This had to top them all though: disposable underwear
"Nundies are a one-time use, pantyless panty that adheres to the inside
inseam of a woman’s pants. Nundies are a great fashion solution product
for women who want to go bare-down-there without the discomfort of
itchy clothing. Nundies also save women from the embarrassment of tacky
panty lines and from having to wear uncomfortable thongs."
The really bad thing is that I immediately thought, "cool, I should check into those!" (My suitcase would be lighter coming home …)
How long until all our clothing is disposable like hospital gowns?
Sleeping with a softball
Caleb, our 15 month old, likes to sleep with a ball. Softball, football, whatever. He curls up hugging it. He must have gotten that from Frank. I mean – I don’t even like to play catch!
Reading Milestone #2
Yesterday Caleb went and got one of his books, handed it to me and then went and got another book and came down and sat next to me. We read for all of sixty seconds but it was very cute!
A Reading Milestone!
We reached a reading milestone today! I was sitting on the kitchen floor reading (that’s what I do to feel less guilty about Frank cooking) and Caleb (15 months old) went and got a book and sat down next to me to read it. He read The Nose Book, Toys, and several others in the time it took me to read a couple of pages.
A romantic evening out
Caleb, at 14 months, is at a really fun age and so eating out is quite the adventure. (Monday night he kept trying to go into the restaurant kitchen and he screamed bloody murder all the way to the car because he liked the restaurant.)
So it was a really nice treat when Granny and Papaw watched Caleb last night so that Frank and I could go out to dinner and a movie. We’ve had breaks and baby sitters before (mostly thanks to Granny and Papaw!) but we’d never just gotten someone to watch him so we could go out on a date.
We went to a new restaurant called the Bonefish Grill complete with white table clothes, candlelight and wine. I had a yummy dish – a fish from Argentina that I’d never heard of and can’t remember the name of – and Frank had a mahi-mahi with goat cheese dish that was even better. Then we snuck our leftover wine into the movie theater and saw American Gangster. A good movie (how could it go wrong with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe?) and an amazing true story. I’d heard parts of that story but never the whole extent of the drug smuggling operation.
Thanks Granny and Papaw!
We need a mommy/kid hangout
I would like a place to hang out with my friends that our kids are happy at. Preferably some place that even those without kids would enjoy coming to hang out with us.
McDonald’s has got this down except, well, it’s McDonalds. The seats aren’t comfortable and the food isn’t great. Unless you want to sit there all morning drinking a diet coke – I’ve done that. I’ve also noticed many other moms hanging out there for hours, either together or alone with their book.
Chucky Cheese has the right idea but the food is just terrible. And it’s also got that plastic feel – the place, not the food. If they redecorated and improved the food, I might go and might even invite people to go with me.
Dave’n’Buster’s is close, really close, but it’s targeted at older kids.
I want a place that has an atmosphere and food that matches my interests (think brew pub style) with a playground for kids – little kids through medium size kids. How hard can that be? Do they exist and not just near my house? If so, what are they? Maybe I can talk one of my friends into opening one …
What does a skeleton costume mean to you?
He’s worn his costume every day since Halloween. He brings it to me and then tries to put his arms in it. Once it’s on, he bawls! But he doesn’t want it off. Any ideas what he wants?
Other things are clear. The tray to the high chair means he’s hungry. His coat means he wants to go outside. But the skeleton costume?? He hasn’t had any candy and he went outside on Halloween but not trick-or-treating.
Things 7 year olds say to little brothers
Jacob (7 years old) talking to his very tired and unhappy little brother (14 months):
- It’s tough being a kid, isn’t it?
- Look on the bright side …
- Let’s take a nap together.
- I’ve got a good idea! How about we play the quiet game!
Too bad his little brother didn’t find it as funny as I did.
It’s a sad world when we suspect kids
In the midst of all the trick-or-treaters last night, a teenage boy knocked on the door and asked if he could use our bathroom. I said of course and pointed to the bathroom. After he left, we all realized we’d been suspicious. We talked about how sad it was that we were all mentally wondering what he could steal from the bathroom. (Nothing, basically.)
How sad is that? A world where we automatically suspect the worst of our kids!
What about you?