May 2009
The Archives
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05.13.09slingshots
Weaponry (13)First there was a rubber band gun, a ton of fun. The rubber band would smack the back of my grandfather's leg and there was just something funny about that. When I turned seven, my grandfather trumped that toy with a new slingshot and turned me loose in the backyard one summer day. I spent that first afternoon armed with a stockpile of acorns at my feet under the oak tree trying to peg squirrels. Of course, there is no good reason to bump a squirrel off balance. It seemed like harmless fun at the time. Making squirrels jump was about as silly ...
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05.04.09“What I Want Now” Tadpoles
Aquaria, Creeks, nature study (9)Sometimes I read Lucky Magazine. OK, I often read Lucky Magazine. Their first bit of editorial is the "What I Want Now" page. Well that's pretty much how I feel about my biology this spring. I want tadpoles, and I want them now! We have visited lots of ponds lately, but none of them were teaming with tadpoles. When I told Ryder about my preoccupation with these wriggly little gill breathers he kept an eye out for me. Turns out the drainage ditch on Fremont Avenue is the place to be if you are in stage 2 or 3 of ...
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05.03.09Pocket Knife Humor
mom, Uncategorized, Utility Knife (10)Seth was practicing with his pocket knife the other day. The knife slipped and he nicked his finger. This is the conversation that ensued: Seth: Sob, sob, sob, m m m...mommy I didn't want this to happen. I didn't want to cut this finger....sob...because....sob... because....it's my nose picking finger. I can use my other finger (holds up right index finger) but it's not as good...sob sob sob...
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