2017-04-13 10:34
Dear Kid,
Puppy: Mom. I need to talk to you.
Me: Ok, just give me a few minutes.
The Puppy climbed up into my lap and stared straight into my eyes.
Puppy: Now.
Me: Now is good.
Puppy: I thin… Read More
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2017-04-12 10:26
Dear Kid,
There are some things that just shouldn’t be done in public.
Like gargling, cutting your toenails, or putting 27 packets of Splenda in a single cup of coffee (you know who yo… Read More
2017-04-11 12:24
Dear Kid,
Remember that whole thing about squwonky weather in March?
April (jealous chick that she is) is doing her best to show March how weather is done. All weather.
It’s not just A… Read More
2017-04-10 10:41
Dear Kid,
Today is National Sibling Day.
We don’t get to choose our siblings. We just “get” them. Or they get us, depending on how the timing works.
Whether we “get&r&hell…Read More
2017-04-09 14:32
Dear Kid,
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood—and I didn’t even have to change my cardigan to say so.
It’s also a big, list-full-of-things-to-do day.
That’… Read More
2017-04-08 14:53
Dear Kid,
I love Spring. There are pastel dresses, jelly beans, and Rogue 1 is out on DVD. What’s not to love?
But now Spring has taken things a Step Too Far.
Specifically, Peeps, the… Read More
2017-04-06 10:30
Dear Kid,
It was raining (hard) as I headed for home last night. It was about 9:30pm as I existed the Norwood Lateral and turned north on I-71. For anyone who is not familiar with the area… Read More
2017-04-05 12:25
Dear Kid,
It’s Spring. Which is wonderful except for the weather (one day it’s in the 70s and the next we’re having a blizzard—squwonky defined).
There are poems writ… Read More
2017-04-04 10:44
Dear Kid,
Your father is making fun of me.
It’s not that I blame him exactly. It’s just that he seems to be enjoying it a wee bit too much.
At least a wee bit too much for my tas… Read More
2017-04-03 10:31
Dear Kid,
It’s Opening Day in Cincinnati.
It’s the day everyone most people many people turn from normal humans into Raving Reds Fans.
Many businesses close in celebration of Op… Read More
2017-04-02 14:40
Dear Kid,
Two kids, one blog.
I win. (Grin.)
Seems both you and Pi completely believed yesterday’s April Fool’s letter (although you seem to have gotten over it with a wry smile… Read More
2017-04-01 12:59
Dear Kid,
Well, it’s about time, dontcha think?
It has taken weeks of discussion (and by “discussion” I mean conversation, debate, begging, cajoling, wheedling, sweet talki… Read More
2017-03-31 10:47
Dear Kid,
Welcome to weed season.
Oh, joy.
Once again I have issued eviction notices to all weeds on the property.
Once again, the weeds have unionized, issued counter demands, and proclaime… Read More
2017-03-30 10:50
Dear Kid,
The weather has gone completely squwonky. I know this because I consulted my favorite weather expert–me.
It’s March, which means we should expect changing weather. And… Read More
2017-03-29 10:39
Dear Kid,
We have a problem.
Dad and I were working in the backyard this weekend. We’re starting to get a new garden area ready because…well, because we’re insane. That mi… Read More
2017-03-28 10:47
Dear Kid,
Are you aware we’re in the middle of a major basketball tournament? Of course you are because you’re alive and connected to the internet.
And do you know there are weir… Read More
2017-03-27 10:34
Dear Kid,
While you were (doubtless) studying on Saturday, I was hanging out with my new BFF Abby Wambach.
Ok, she’s not exactly my BFF because I haven’t actually met her and by… Read More
2017-03-26 12:56
Dear Kid,
It’s West Side Story at our house. You can tell because the birds are walking around wearing teeny tiny leather jackets, snapping their wing feathers, and breaking into song… Read More
2017-03-25 14:43
Dear Kid,
As the song says, there are some things you just don’t do. You don’t pull on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask of… Read More
2017-03-24 10:35
Dear Kid,
Admit it. You’ve been waiting for it. You knew that sooner or later I’d get around to weird and wonderful facts about tea.
Ta-da!
The ubiquitous tea bag was invented by… Read More
2017-03-23 10:47
Dear Kid,
We’re back to our discussion about tea (you thought I forgot, didn’t you? No such luck.).
Tea (all of the actual tea varieties we discussed the other day—pop quiz… Read More
2017-03-22 10:37
Dear Kid,
There ought to be a rule.
OK, to be fair, there are all sorts of rules in the world. I’m talking about a new rule.
I’m talking about a rule that says that websites shou… Read More
2017-03-21 11:59
Dear Kid,
It’s Tea for Two Tuesday. Seriously, it is.
There are lots of different kinds of tea to enjoy—I learned about more than coffee at Coffee Fest!
Pu-erh tea is fermented t… Read More
2017-03-20 10:41
Dear Kid,
I have a song stuck in my head. I woke up with it playing loud and clear, and it’s kept playing ever since.
Most of the time, a song stuck on constant repeat (repeat repeat)… Read More
2017-03-19 15:29
Dear Kid,
Were you busy thinking there are no interesting innovations in the world of coffee? Silly you.
We met Taylor from Coffee Blenders yesterday. And brought home one of the coolest thi… Read More
2017-03-18 12:15
Dear Kid,
We’re off to see the wizard!
Not really. We’re heading down to Nashville for the day. Which is ridiculous because who drives 5 hours in order to turn around and drive 5… Read More
2017-03-17 10:41
Dear Kid,
As you may have heard, we’re in the midst of March Madness.
This means that some people are spending 20 hours a day watching basketballs on multiple screens (hmm…who c… Read More
2017-03-16 10:32
Dear Kid,
You get an extra day. Because I “oops-ed” and said that yesterday was Absolutely Incredible Kids Day. The AIKD people were kind enough to point out that I was a day ahe… Read More
2017-03-15 10:47
Dear Kid,
Today is Absolutely Incredible Kids Day. Which makes no sense, because I think you’re absolutely incredible every day.
Absolutely Incredible Kids Day (or AIK, pronounced &ldq&hell…Read More
2017-03-14 10:39
Dear Kid,
Once again, it is Pi Day. Amazingly, it comes around every year.
You might think that I have already shared all there is to know about Pi (the number, not the sister person). Turns… Read More
2017-03-13 10:43
Dear Kid,
Happy the first Monday of Daylight Saving Time. This is the day it really hurts. Because for many of us, weekend time is different. A few minutes extra sleep, a couple minutes one… Read More
2017-03-12 13:40
Dear Kid,
It’s Jewel Day (the gemstone kind).
Unfortunately, I can’t find anyone handing out free samples. Which is just as well because (as with so many things) it’s… Read More
2017-03-11 16:24
Dear Kid,
Happy weekend!
Have you ever noticed that there is something different about a weekend cup of coffee?
Probably not because you’re not a coffee drinker.
But I think that weekd… Read More
2017-03-10 12:42
Dear Kid,
Guess what I did last night?
If you guessed “made hamentashen” you’d be correct.
If you guessed “made hamentashen the same way as always” you’d… Read More
2017-03-09 11:41
Dear Kid,
In case you haven’t been paying attention (for your entire life), I feel I should mention that women have not always been treated fairly.
It wasn’t too long ago that wo… Read More
2017-03-08 11:48
Dear Kid,
Surprises are nice, but sometimes it’s good to know what’s coming.
So in the spirit of sneak previews, here are 22 Interesting Facts about the Number 22.
22 is a palind… Read More
2017-03-07 12:50
Dear Kid,
It was too early to go to a party at a frat house (“too early” being defined as anything before midnight), so Pi and I were deciding what to do. We decided to go to the… Read More
2017-03-06 11:37
Dear Kid,
It is not easy being a mom when your kid is sick and you’re not near your kid.
Of course, it’s not easy being a sick kid, especially when your mom is nowhere around.
Fo… Read More
2017-03-05 14:57
Dear Kid,
Continuing my attempt to eat enough calories to feed a small country in a single meal. Yesterday, Pi and I had lunch with one of her friends at a vegan/vegetarian restaurant.
It wa… Read More
2017-03-04 14:49
Dear Kid,
Continuing new experiences, I went to a boxing match last night.
And had a good time.
To be clear, it was Indiana University fraternity and sorority members fighting, the rounds f… Read More
2017-03-03 11:32
Dear Kid,
Are you familiar with Guanaja (Gwa-na-ha) chocolate? Of course not. Because if you were, you would have undoubtedly shared such information with your mother and I only learned abou… Read More
2017-03-02 11:45
Dear Kid,
While we ate our way from one end of Chicago to the other (and back again), we did a bit of shopping and sightseeing (just to break up the monotony of all the food).
We rode the tr… Read More
2017-03-01 11:43
Dear Kid,
Dateline: Chicago.
I’m in a sugar coma.
According to Chicago native folklore (and by “native lore” I mean I saw it on a bag in a store here), the important things… Read More
2017-02-28 11:41
Dear Kid,
OK, I did not see this coming.
Dad is rarely able to completely and thoroughly snooker me, but that is exactly what he did.
Completely and thoroughly.
As you know, Dad kidnapped me… Read More
2017-02-27 11:46
Dear Kid,
I have been kidnapped. I will be kidnapped. I was kidnapped.
All of the above are equally true and equally false.
Let’s start with the timeline. I’m writing this last w… Read More
2017-02-26 13:29
Dear Kid,
I understand that exercise is good. I understand that it’s important to get up and move around a little every now and then.
But it’s cold. And I’m snuggled under… Read More
2017-02-25 13:37
Dear Kid,
Unfortunately, stories about rotten customer service abound. “I can’t believe I had to stand in line for half an hour and then they got my order wrong.” “Yo… Read More
2017-02-24 11:46
Dear Kid,
I would have preferred to tell you in person, but since I won’t see you for a while I decided not to wait.
My Fitbit and I are having a trial separation.
It’s not that… Read More
2017-02-23 11:45
Dear Kid,
The weird and wacky weather is messing with my meal planning.
Yeah, OK. I don’t do a lot of meal planning. But if I did actually plan meals the weather would be messing thing… Read More
2017-02-22 11:39
Dear Kid,
Yesterday I heard one of the grossest things I’ve heard recently (and I encounter “ick” all the time). I was told that artificial vanilla flavor comes from the an… Read More
2017-02-21 11:20
Dear Kid,
Be prepared to smile. Today’s story is the feel good story of the year. Or at least of the day.
On January 24, a preemie was born (6 weeks early). Severely underweight, she w… Read More
2017-02-20 11:30
Dear Kid,
Once again, it’s Monday. It happens every 7 days, so I’m sure you’re not surprised.
But this is no ordinary Monday, my friend. No, no.
This is a Monday to put a s… Read More
2017-02-19 15:53
Dear Kid,
Things. Are. Serious.
Fortunately, I have time to prepare.
Unfortunately, there may not be enough time in the universe to adequately prepare.
I’m being kidnapped.
That’… Read More
2017-02-18 14:08
Dear Kid,
Turns out I have a piriformis. But you knew that.
Just in case you were sleeping the day they talked about it, the piriformis is the muscle that keeps your hips from falling… Read More
2017-02-17 11:37
Dear Kid,
The Puppy has the hiccups.
Like most unexpected bodily functions, this one has him confused, affronted, surprised, and insulted.
I don’t know if all puppy hiccups are like hi… Read More
2017-02-16 11:43
Dear Kid,
The thing about mornings is that they have a nasty tendency to start before coffee. I’m waiting for someone to figure out how I can drink a cup before I wake up so that by th… Read More
2017-02-15 11:42
Dear Kid,
The medical profession has a breakthrough! That was the big Ta-Da you heard recently.
Now, it’s nothing really important like fat-burning ice cream or hair color that self-co… Read More
2017-02-14 11:38
Dear Kid,
You may have heard the rumor. It’s not exactly a secret.
It’s Valentine’s Day!
The VDay trends for 2017 are wide ranging and interesting, except really they aren… Read More
2017-02-13 11:45
Dear Kid,
It is Monday.
Man does not live by coffee alone. Have a danish. ~Author Unknown
And somehow (as you probably know) Monday mornings arrive earlier than mornings any other day of the… Read More
2017-02-12 14:55
Dear Kid,
There was a phrase back in the 1960s, that women’s rights activists (called women’s lib) burned their bras. As far as I can tell, no bras were actually put to the torch… Read More
2017-02-11 16:13
Dear Kid,
Dad’s in “no”-mode again. But it’s ok—I have a plan.
The latest reason for him being in “no” mode is that I want a hedgehog. I saw the rea… Read More
2017-02-10 11:48
Dear Kid,
Winter is coming! Unless it’s Spring. No, I think it’s winter. Except it’s 90 degrees outside. Wait, wait, that’s snow. Definitely winter.
More like definit… Read More
2017-02-09 11:29
Dear Kid,
Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is the top pizza day in the country? Of course you did. More people eat pizza on Super Bowl Sunday than on any other day of the year. Which is (… Read More
2017-02-08 11:43
Dear Kid,
The world is on a downward trajectory in a picnic hamper.
Not only did we have to endure two whole days with no Diet Coke in the machine, but CLOO has gone off the air. The entire… Read More
2017-02-07 11:49
Dear Kid,
I have started sauna-ing.
Sitting in the sauna is what you do after you’ve been exercising hard and want to relax your muscles.
It’s also what you do if you haven&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-02-06 11:46
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time (by which I mean in England in the 1700s which is before even your grandfather was born) the term “lame duck” referred to stock brokers who couldn&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-02-05 16:41
Dear Kid,
A Perfect Sunday (obviously) starts with the night before. Last night Dad took me to see the North College Hill Community Theater production of The Real Inspector Hound. The accent… Read More
2017-02-04 15:07
Dear Kid,
So it happened.
As we knew (or at least feared) it would.
The groundhog, Mr. Punxsutawney Phil himself, saw his shadow, screeched in alarm, and darted back down underneath his cove… Read More
2017-02-03 11:33
Dear Kid,
Have. You. Heard. The. News.
Big news.
Colossal news.
News to make the fur stand up on the back of your neck. At the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Westminster? The show is in N… Read More
2017-02-02 11:30
Dear Kid,
You may be aware that we are approaching Super Bowl Sunday (Sunday Feb 5th).
Which means we have to talk about football. And cows.
Because footballs are made out of cow skin leathe… Read More
2017-02-01 11:39
Dear Kid,
Tomorrow is rodent day! Our favorite nose-twitching prognosticator will be yanked from his cozy blankets and shoved out into the cold, then asked to predict the next 6 weeks of wea… Read More
2017-01-31 11:43
Dear Kid,
It’s amazing that I’m not consulted on more things.
Like which commercials should be allowed and which should be banned forever.
For example, any commercial that featur… Read More
2017-01-30 11:41
Dear Kid,
Last week, Dad and I went to an event for Ohio River Foundation (shout out) at the Streetside Brewery.
(That’s where I met the insanely cool woman who gets to play with otter… Read More
2017-01-29 14:36
Dear Kid,
The other night I met a woman whose job it is to play with otters.
Play. With. Otters.
For a job.
When I heard what she did, I was speechless. Yep, you read that right. Me. No word… Read More
2017-01-28 15:58
Dear Kid,
Right now, he looks like an angel. He’s fast asleep and little baby snores are wafting slowly around him. Really, I can see them. Like little cartoon Zs with wings and agitro… Read More
2017-01-27 11:06
Dear Kid,
Today is Spouse’s Day.
You do not yet have one of those.
I do.
And while the idea of Spouse’s Day is a little weird, it’s also kind of a nice thing.
It’s ni… Read More
2017-01-26 11:53
Dear Kid,
I feel the need to take a deep breath. A really deep breath.
Not because of the yoga. Well, not just because of that.
Not because the Puppy ripped apart one of his toys and left st… Read More
2017-01-25 11:29
Dear Kid,
Today is going to be a terrible night. I had eat dinner this morning (or is it breakfast this evening?) because I was running early for play.
With shoes on my hands, I…
ENOU… Read More
2017-01-24 11:16
Dear Kid,
Sunday, Dad and I headed west. Not far west, just west enough to go to Fernald Preserve (which used to be Fernald Nuclear Weapons and Site Contamination Plant) to see a presentatio… Read More
2017-01-23 11:52
Dear Kid,
You’re not going to believe this. We’re doing yoga. Not just me. Your father is joining me. And enjoying it.
So far we’ve just done a 20 minute intro to yoga whic… Read More
2017-01-21 16:09
Dear Kid,
The first thing to know about river otters is that they require rivers (unlike the Congressional Intelligence Committee which doesn’t require intelligence and only barely req… Read More
2017-01-20 11:42
Dear Kid Child,
Your mother is losing her marbles (and let’s face it—she didn’t exactly have a full set to begin with). So I’ve sent her to bed (with the fond hope th… Read More
2017-01-19 11:49
Dear Kid,
Last night I picked up my official license plates for my car (and by “picked up” I mean watched as John the Salesguy installed them).
The letters on my plates are GZT… Read More
2017-01-18 11:43
Dear Kid,
It is a great day to celebrate words.
The present moment is most precipitous for honoring the various parts of speech.
Whoo-hoo for the lingo.
What a remarkable time for terminolo… Read More
2017-01-17 11:41
Dear Kid,
One possible interpretation is that I chose to wait. That I held on to the holiday letters I received from friends until now so that I could enjoy them in the calm of the new year… Read More
2017-01-16 11:48
Dear Kid,
Puppy: Mom! There are suitcases.
Me: Yes, sweetie.
Puppy: And bags.
Me: Also true.
Puppy: Which means someone is leaving, right?
Me: Well, yes. The Kid is going back to college.
Pu… Read More
2017-01-15 11:42
Dear Kid,
You may recall that we were all (and by “all” I mean all mammals—I don’t interact with the insect world if I can avoid it so I don’t really know how t… Read More
2017-01-14 15:49
Dear Kid,
There are things in the Universe I don’t understand. Quite a few things, actually.
And now there is one more.
I hurt sprained strained tore over-stretched aggravated hurt my… Read More
2017-01-13 11:47
Dear Kid,
Hold onto your friggatriskaidekaphobia (ooooh, big word. Means fear of Friday the 13th).
Did you know that Fr13 shows up at least once every year?
Once upon a time, no one wo… Read More
2017-01-12 12:33
Dear Kid,
Stop! Put down the phone!
More importantly, put down your thumbs.
Do not text your mother.
Do not call, Tweet, send a Facebook message, or email.
Do not send a carrier pigeon or sm… Read More
2017-01-11 11:40
Dear Kid,
It is Talking About Hair Day. It isn’t really, but (just like every other day) part of getting ready to face the world involves fluffing our folliculars.
As we go about fixin… Read More
2017-01-10 11:43
Dear Kid,
I’m thinking about French fries.
Which are not French. Nor are they handy.
Just to be clear, apples are not really a good substitute for French fries (in case you weren&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-01-09 11:34
Dear Kid,
I had a few not-so-good minutes yesterday. Not hideously CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT bad, but bittersweet.
And it’s your fault.
I got up (relatively early for a Sunday with no s… Read More
2017-01-08 12:32
Dear Kid,
Holy Moley, was I wrong.
I thought I had it all figured out.
Having put several seconds of thought together, I decided I knew how I want to die. (No, this is not morbid.)
I decided… Read More
2017-01-07 16:40
Dear Kid,
Today is Bobblehead Day. The little figurine type of Bobblehead, not the woe-is-me-I-had-waaay-too-much-fun-last-night type of bobblehead.
Don’t look at me like that, child… Read More
2017-01-06 11:06
Dear Kid,
It’s Friday already! I’ll tell you, this 4-day workweek really works for me.
On the other hand, the end of the week means the end of your vacation means the end of havi… Read More
2017-01-05 11:42
Dear Kid,
I like sushi. I know you like sushi. Lots of people like sushi.
But who thought this up? How did it occur to someone to say, “Yeah, that fire thing is pretty great, but let&r&hell…Read More
2017-01-03 11:45
Dear Kid,
We’ve made it (mostly) through College Bowl Game Season.
Which is no small task when you think about the incredible number of games and the difficulty we mere mortals have in… Read More
2017-01-02 13:36
Dear Kid,
This is fantastic! We’re on the second day of the year and (as of this writing) we’ve had no major catastrophes in our house.
This is a good start to 2017 and a good si… Read More
2017-01-01 12:08
Dear Kid,
Well, look at you. Aren’t you adorable!
You’re all spic and span and new, with your tiny little self smiling.
I’m not sure if the stork brought you last night or… Read More
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