Puppy Dreams
Dear Kid, Booker is sleeping and making all sorts of adorable noises in his crate. I wonder what he’s dreaming about. I’m sure he’s not dreaming about rabbits because a) we haven’t seen any rabbits...
View ArticleSunday News Roundup for the College Kid and Adorable Puppies
Dear Kid, Friday night the Sycamore Aviators soundly defeated whoever it was they were playing. We were not there due a previous commitment, so we had to rely on the newspaper, Twitter, texts from all...
View ArticleSpecial Message to the College Kid | Things Have Gotten Out of Hand
Dear Boy That I Haven’t Sniffed In A Long Time, I must tell you about the goings on here. Things have Gotten Out of Hand. It all started out innocently enough. Mom and I had a lovely conversation....
View ArticleDealing with Disappointment | You Are Not Alone
Dear Kid, When you were in elementary school—I think 3rd grade but I’m not entirely sure—your class read The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. I had never heard of the book and since you suggested...
View ArticleHow to Fetch and Putting Away Toys
Dear Kid, Being the kind of great mom that I am, I decided to play with Booker a little bit this morning. “Come here, baby,” I called to him. Ever hopeful that there might be food involved, he trotted...
View ArticleHalloween and the Bengals | Black and Orange Rocks
Dear Kid, For the vast majority of the years we’ve lived in Cincinnati, Halloween was a lovely fall evening, chilly but not frigid (especially for children running from house to house), the...
View ArticleHappy Hour and Not So Happy Apple Picking
Dear Kid, I love Daylight Savings Time. I love it in the spring when we get more light at the end of the day. I love it more in the fall when the clocks go back and we get an extra hour. According to...
View ArticlePuppy Poop | Do You Know These Doggy Sayings?
Dear Kid, Two days ago, Booker was (unfortunately) sick as a dog. Which I suppose was better than him being sick as a horse because we would have needed a different vet. He looked even sadder than...
View ArticleComputer Abducted by Puppy and Other Dog Facts
Dear Tall Boy Person, Mom is upstairs but she left her computer down here so I thought I’d help out by writing to you. I have so much to tell you. Woof! I was sick, sick, sick for a few days and no one...
View ArticleAh, Young Grasshopper…
Dear Kid, Of all the interesting celebrity on-again-off-again relationships, the one that interests me the most right now is SnapChat and Facebook. The current rumor is that the two of them aren’t even...
View ArticleDoggie Underwear (and Other Gifts)
Dear Kid, Well, I messed up. Big time. I gave the puppy (who I know so well) a gift the other night. I was expecting joyous tail wagging and toy playing. Turned out the toy was the equivalent of giving...
View ArticleDo You Know What It Means to Make Some Progress?
Dear Kid Who Smells Like Short Hair, Things have gone crazy here. First of all, Mom and the Kid Who Smells Like Long Hair went to the groomers this morning. I’m really glad I just get my fur brushed...
View ArticleWinter WonderPuppy | Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Dear Kid, It’s that time of year again. The time we like to call Winter. Somehow this comes as a surprise to Booker every year. This year, I recorded some of the more interesting conversations he and I...
View ArticleIn Which the Universe Practices Its Evil Laugh
Dear Kid Puppy, It has been quite an eventful 14 hours or so. The Plan: Have dinner with Grandma and Grandpa, drive to somewhere south of Orlando, find a hotel, sleep, spend the day at EPCOT, drive a...
View ArticleI’m Not Tired. Really. Not at All. Zzzzzz
Dear Kid, The Puppy Sitters corrupted our dog. You could tell he had a good time because he was so tired he could barely keep his eyes open to watch for falling food. I wanted to offer him toothpicks...
View ArticleCold as in Stick Your Head in the Freezer to Warm Up | Puppy Objects
Dear Kid, In case you hadn’t heard, it is cold. Cold as in stick your head in the freezer to warm up. Cold as in the mercury has fled to the bottom of the thermometer and is huddling there refusing to...
View ArticleWhat Happens After the Kid Goes Back to College
Dear Kid, When I got home last night, Booker was waiting to great me as if I’d been gone for a month rather than a few hours. Booker: You’re home! This is the picture I forgot to take of the Kid’s new...
View ArticleBlizzard Bags, State of the Union, and It’s Still Darn Cold
Dear Kid, Tuesday night was the State of the Union address. It seems that (despite the Ralph Lauren promo ad for the Sochi games opening ceremonies costumes to the contrary) we still have 50 of them....
View ArticlePuppy Trains Me to Throw Toys
Dear Kid, Being the kind of great mom that I am, I decided to play with Booker a little bit this morning. “Come here, baby,” I called to him. Ever hopeful that there might be food involved, he trotted...
View ArticleBig Deer versus Little Dog | DeerKidLoveMom
Dear Kid, Me (drying Booker’s feet): You owe Dad an apology. Booker (lifting his right front paw): What for? Me: For waking him. Booker: Did not. He was going to get up to watch Olympic hockey. Me:...
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