Goat #2 has conjunctivitis (Merry Christmas, right?) so getting her to sleep last night was almost impossible, what with the eye rubbing and the non-stop “I’m GOOPY!” She finally settled in her own bed for good about 3:30 this morning. Goat #1 was up at 4:12. (more…)
Filed under: Family, Goats, P2, Photos | Tags: Parenting, Christmas pageant
So the Christmas Cantata was last night. Goat #1 was “Chicken #1″ in the 1st grade play. I can honestly say, 100% objectively, that he was THE. BEST. “Chicken #1″ in the history of holiday pageantry. (I can only imagine how great he’d have been if he’d played a goat. Alas, there were no goats in this tale of the Christ child’s birthplace. Horses, yes. Cows, yes. Goats, no. [Which, if you think about it, is crazy. Hellooooooo? Bethlehem? WAY more goats than cows.]) (Also, is anyone else thinking of “Love, Actually” now? I hope he gets to be “Lobster #2″ next year.) (more…)
Alternate title: Snacks, 12/8/2008, v2.0
Goat #1: Mama? Can I have some hot cocoa, Mama?
Me: Sure. Why don’t you get a spoon and a straw, and I’ll get started. (more…)
Filed under: Goats, Over Herd, P3, Wellness | Tags: Overheard, Parenting, Sick Days
Goat #2, who is home today because she was complaining of “icky belly, Mama”: Mama? I can hab a snack, Mama?
(actually, she pronounces it more like “snick” and it cracks me up but really makes me wonder where the hell she got that from) (more…)
Filed under: Family, Marriage | Tags: Add new tag, Engagement, Love, Proposals
Call me a nerd, but I thought some of these were pretty cute: Eight Best Techie Marriage Proposals
I must be even nerdier than I thought, because although I enjoyed every single one of these, (more…)
Filed under: Family, Goats, Marriage, P3, Photos | Tags: Haircuts, Mistakes, Parenting
Alternate title: More Panic! Still no disco.
So.
I went to trim about an inch off of the ends of Goat #2’s hair. You know, cut 4 minutes of disentanglement from our nightly ritual and have all that extra time to myself, right?
And.
She jerked her head just as I was making the first cut.
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