Monthly Archives: March 2011

The World According to Carter

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lisa

Earlier this week I was outside waiting for the bus with Carter. I normally don’t wait for the bus in the morning for three important reasons. First, there are days when I’m still sleeping when the bus arrives. Second, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, I Laughed Until I Peed And Then I Cried | Tagged rocks, trees, waiting for the bus | Leave a comment

Puke Fest 2011

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Lisa

This morning at 2:36am, I was awakened to the sounds of Carter saying, “Oh no, no no. Oh NOOOOO. Mommy, puke bucket!” I woke up Tim, ran into Carter’s room with the first thing that I could find that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Parenting challenges, Sick Kids | Tagged puke, puke bucket, throwing up, vomiting | 1 Comment

The Class Pet

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lisa

I have found the secret to having a well-behaved child. They just need to bring the class pet home from school. 🙂 Carter had the honor of being the first in his class to bring Clifford home for the evening. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bedtime, Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Parenting challenges, School | Tagged 4K, class pet, Clifford, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Legos, Memory, school | Leave a comment

Mr. Stan

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Lisa

Mr. Stan has had a pretty rough couple of weeks. It started with my bright idea to put Carter in charge of feeding him. I thought this would be good for Carter (not necessarily the best thing for Mr. Stan) … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Cooper AKA Chunky Monkey, Noey, Pets, Stan The Cat | Tagged cat perch, cats, hamsters, Mr. Stan, Noey, responsibility | Leave a comment

Construction

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lisa

Anyone that lives near Milwaukee is pretty familiar with road construction. First it was the Marquette Interchange project, now it’s the Zoo Interchange. Luckily we don’t go into downtown Milwaukee often so these two projects haven’t caused us many problems. … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, John Deere, Parenting challenges, Vehicles | Tagged construction, John Deere, Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee, Waukesha County, Zoo Interchange | 3 Comments