Tag: kids
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Unappreciative kids
For some reason, my kids weren’t into the new board game I bought them.
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Why I like the Swedish Royal Family
Friday in Stockholm, we had the baptism of Prince Oscar, Crown Princess Victoria’s second child. The Local published some hilarious photos. This is why I like the Swedish royal family. […]
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Someday…
“Someday, when the weather is better…” began my son the other day. “Um, the weather is sunny and beautiful outside,” I replied before he finished his sentence. A surprised look […]
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I have a (5th grade) dream…
I visited my 5th grade son’s school earlier this week and I noticed kids’ projects taped to the wall for their English lessons that said, “I Have a Dream” (they’re […]
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So many types of royalty
Friday’s conversation with the kids: Me: The kids at school will probably be talking about it so I thought I should let you know that Prince died. Kids: Our prince? […]
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Toileted
I work part-time as a translator for Swedish to English documents. My oldest son tried to translate a paper his school sent home about how he should prepare for singing […]
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Parents! Want to be frustrated and exhaust yourself?
I was looking over a guide of things to do in a local neighborhood when I came across this article about ice skating. The article is very positive and lists […]
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Old Timey Days
Our son (11 yrs old): Our class wants to do an “Old Timey Day” at school. Us (picturing frontier times, bonnets): That sounds great! Our son: Yeah, like […]
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‘Scuse me while my pigeons die
This was my 8 year old’s interpretation of the famous line in Purple Haze this morning when I played it for him at breakfast. People often mess up that line, […]
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Why children shouldn’t be allowed at the buffet
Took the kids to a buffet the other day. They proceeded to make a hamburger filled with fries, chicken nuggets and hot dog weiners. Oh! Don’t forget the barbecue sauce! […]
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Christmas gift ideas pt. 6
Some people like to give gifts of food. May I suggest Bubble Gum Cocktail Weiners?
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A Swedish Halloween
Happy Halloween all! We had a Halloween dinner last night at a friends’ house and the kids got to go trick-or-treating. That’s right – LAST NIGHT, October 30. But this […]
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Stupid parenting moments
Son: Mamma, what’s tinder? Me: It’s a dating website for adults. Son: Um….. Club Penguin says I need to find tinder for making a fire. Me: Oh.
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I got teachers to see and sandwiches to eat!
My 10-year old travels by himself on the subway to school each morning along with many other 10+ year olds. I usually walk him to the station each morning to […]
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Why kids love medical books
My youngest son was asked to do a short book report the other day on any book he wanted. He chose the book about sickness and diseases that he got […]
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The importance of parents
The other day, my husband and I walked down to the post office (a ten minute walk) to pick up some packages. Before we left, we told our television watching […]
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Wise words from the waterslide
I was standing at the top of the waterslide behind an 8 yr old and his 4 yr old brother waiting for my turn. The 8 yr old instructed his […]
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It’s raining noodles
I had a headache last night and ended up making a rather boring pasta meal for my kids and their friends. I was afraid they might not eat it, but […]
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Fig Newtons explained
My kids tried Fig Newton cookies on vacation. 8 yr old: Why do they call them Fig Newtons? 10 yr old: Because they follow the laws of gravity. (And then […]