Spoiler: Bubba is fine now! In fact, he hasn’t even slowed down…
Warning: There is a graphic, stomach turning picture after the break…
Bubba passed yet another childhood milestone last week: he broke both bones in his left forearm. I’ll tell the story in his words:
My dad and my brother were playing zombie tag and I was [...]
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Bubba and the Badly Broken Bones
No sweater for you!
Poor Bug… He’s been waiting so patiently for me to knit his sweater. I started this sweater for him waaaaay back in June 2008. He picked out the colors himself - blue and green are his favorites. He wanted that hoodie with stripes and a zipper up to his nose.
I knit and I knit and [...]
Bubba’s Colorblind
First a little back-story:
We live in a very heterogeneous area. Our neighbors are black, white, Hispanic, Asian, sun worshippers, and creatures of the night. I’ve tried to raise the monsters to see skin color the same way they see height: some people are tall and some are short; some people are brown and some are [...]
Time Travel the Easy Way
I did a very brave thing this weekend. I took the monsters to the Ren Faire all by myself. We had so much fun!
I was the stunning assistant for Emrys Fleet, the Rat Catcher, and received a handful of rat poo for my troubles. The monsters thought it was hilarious! I wish we had [...]
Another Bubba-ism
Bubba spent the day at work with me today. As we were driving back to the office after lunch, he said, “You know what I believe?”
“What, honey?”
“I believe someday we’ll be twins.”
“You mean when you’re a grownup you and I will be just like twins?” I asked, hoping for an insight into his mind.
“No, [...]
