mundell.org A little of this, a little of that

Family

Dad Camp

A lot of kids these days are over-scheduled. Although we make an effort to ensure our kids have plenty of free time, sometimes we do go a bit overboard. The summer day camp situation can definitely get out of control in a hurry. In the panic of dealing with the “what are we going to [...]

In Family, Fun, Parenting on 5 September 2006 with Comments Off

Bad finger

Lily: The middle finger is the bad finger.
Me: Oh really, how’s that?
Lily: Cause when you do this (gives me the finger) is means you don’t like someone.
Me: (Smiling) Yeah, pretty much.
Lily: (Gives me and everyone else at the dinner table the finger, big grin on her face as she does it.)

In Family, Fun, Memories on 16 June 2006 with Comments Off

Four years old

Today is Julia’s fourth birthday.

I can’t believe it.

In Family, Milestones, Parenting, Photo on 7 May 2006 with Comments Off

Quotes

Two surprising and funny quotes from yesterday. This one from my three-year-old daughter:
What is this, the heck?
This one from my wife:
I was once followed by a wild hog.

In Family, Fun, Language on 24 January 2006 with Comments Off

3:30 AM

There seems to be a rule at my house that goes something like this: if one of the kids has caught a stomach bug, it will first make itself known in the middle of the night while the child is asleep so as to maximize the affected area, including bed, carpet, hardwood, tile, toilet, sink, [...]

In Family, Health, Parenting on 12 January 2006 with 1 comment