Song Lyric of the Day: Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days / When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out Twenty One Pilots / “Stressed Out“ I’m over this winter. Normally I love winter since it’s cold and I can’t overheat…
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A Conversation With Coraline: The News
Noticing ABC World News Tonight With David Muir was on the TV: “Can you record this?” “It’s already recording. Why do you want to watch it?” “Because sometimes I think the news is exciting.” “Well, I’ll keep it recorded for you.” “Yay!”
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A Conversation With Coraline: Which Witch
After she asks me to put on a TV show called Little Charmers: “So what’s Little Charmers about?” “It’s about these girls with magic powers and they do charms and fly around on brooms.” “Oh, so they’re witches.” “They’re not witches, they’re Little Charmers.” “You said they do spells and…
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A Conversation With Coraline: Name That Tune
Singing: “Bow-chick-a-wow-wowww.” “Um, where did you hear that song?” “From E at school. Bow-chick-a-wow-wowww.” “I’d prefer you not sing it, OK?” “Why not? It’s fun. I love singing it!” “Because I said not to, OK? I don’t like that song.” “Well, I do.” “Well, I don’t.” Sighing: “Fine.” A minute…
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Photoblogging: Mother’s Day 2014
Yesterday I enjoyed a low-key Mother’s Day, my fourth as Coraline’s lucky mom. We started the day with brunch — Coraline’s favorite meal — at The Egg & I, our first visit and one of the few places with a less than two-hour wait. Then we came home, where Rich…
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The Little Social Butterfly
Song Lyric of the Day: (When it gets loud, I turn it up) / Shake it like a bad girl up in Harlem / (When it’s too hot, I light it up) / Ooh, light it up, yeah, smoke em if you got ’em New Politics / “Harlem“ The other…
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La Di Da Di, She Likes to Potty*
Song Lyric of the Day: La-di-da-di, we like to party / We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody / We’re, just some men that’s on the mic / And when we rock upon the mic we rock the mic right / For all of y’all, keep y’all in health…
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And Bajingo Was Its Name-O
Song Lyric of the Day: You want me to change, change, change / You want me to change Churchill / “Change“ Several months ago, Coraline started expressing interest in and naming body parts: “Mommy’s nose! Poppa’s eye! Coraline’s bell butt!” (In case you need a translation for that last one,…
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Melatonin Down Bedtime
Song Lyric of the Day: Soft the drowsy hours are creeping / Hill and vale in slumber sleeping / I my loving vigil keeping / All through the night Harold Boulton / “All Through the Night“ The last few weeks, Coraline has experienced a drastic personality change at bedtime. She…
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Wild Toddlers Can’t Be Broken
Song Lyric of the Day: Five little monkeys jumping on the bed / One fell off and bumped his head /So Momma called the doctor and the doctor said /No more monkeys jumping on the bed! “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” (book by Eileen Christelow) Last weekend Rich,…