Fines

Fines

Joseph: Mom, what does that mean? "Don't block the box."Me: If there's traffic, you can't stop in the intersection–see they've painted a box so people understand.Joseph: Whoa, $250 fine if you do!Maddie: If you block it where are...

Angry Mommies

Maddie looked up at the big electrical towers holding up cables and stretching up the mountain. “Those look like an angry mommies.”

Yammering Away

Maddie and I went in to wake Joseph up for school. He sat up in bed, yammering away about some detailed something as he took off his pjs. He gets up, still talking, strolls into the bathroom. I’m thinking, “I wonder what age kids start to want...
Pea Soup

Pea Soup

Maddie: Mom, you know we had pea soup at grandma and grandpa’s? It was good. I mean, yours is good too but…well, theirs is just a little bit better.  Me: Yeah, that last recipe I made wasn’t the best, was it? Maddie: No. It was not. You really...