Tip Toe Through the Toy Mess

Because we live in Hawaii, we don’t wear shoes in the house. Well, I should clarify. I don’t wear shoes in the house because I did not growing up. My Chamorro/Japanese husband who grew up on Saipan and Guam wears house slippers, which is a Japanese practice. In general, people in Hawaii do not wear … More Tip Toe Through the Toy Mess

Semantics

Parker was watching one of those videos on YouTube where a person is demonstrating and playing with toys–yeah, you know the ones. I looked at the video, which had a bunch of Playskool heroes and noticed an Ironman figured. The conversation went like this: Me: We don’t have Ironman in our collection. Parker: Yes, we do. … More Semantics

Mr. Smarty Pants

Last night we dropped the boys off at the babysitter for a few hours while we attended a wedding. We were in a rush, as usual, so we provided them with the dinner of champions—McDonald’s Happy Meals. My kids are probably like everyone’s kids in that the first thing they demand from the Happy Meal … More Mr. Smarty Pants