Note to Monkeytot

| June 4, 2007

You are not two yet. Get up off the floor and stop screaming.

Note to Hypertot

| May 17, 2007

Neither one of you is Sparticus. Now stop arguing.

Note to Hypertot

| April 20, 2007

The car in the next door neighbor’s driveway is there because it belongs to him. I don’t care how much you like cars, please resist the temptation to open other people’s cars and play with their steering wheels.

Monkeytot

| April 20, 2007

(She’s Hypertot’s little sister, who just turned 1 this month.) Monkeytot: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Me: Oh yeah?Monkeytot: Yeah! Tomorrow is my Carmelite meeting. Yaaay, grownups!

Note to Hypertot

| April 19, 2007

I hope you understand now why putting Kix into your nostril is a bad idea. In case you were wondering, Cheerios would be just as uncomfortable. I wouldn’t recommend trying. Also, please take my word for it: putting an onion peel up your nose really isn’t going to make it “feel better.” I promise.

How to Make Music Using Just a Hypertot for an Instrument

| February 8, 2007

Hum or whistle the first 9 notes of Duelling Banjos.Hypertots mimic.

Note to Hypertot

| January 16, 2007

While I’m pleased that your language skills are developing, I think you’re missing some basic concepts. “Will you open it?” is a well-constructed question, but I don’t think your brother will be able to help you open that fork, no matter how many times you ask.

Note to Hypertot

| October 20, 2006

We do not have actual green eggs and ham in the house. You cannot have them for breakfast.

Note to Hypertot

| October 19, 2006

It’s pronounced “P B S,” not “B S”… although when Big Big World is on, I can understand the confusion.

Life’s Little Mysteries

| October 19, 2006

Being a mother, I’ve learned that not all the mysteries of life are religious. Having kids just fills life with those little mysteries you can’t explain. Like… How does a baby figure out how to use words?What makes a toddler insist on helping himself?If a Dr. Seuss DVD loops, how many times in a row […]