She calls it bullying, I call it bigotry. But we agree that it needs to stop.
Author: Tragic Sandwich
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
How to Make Perfect Brownies on Cook Like Your GrandmotherPersonally, I just use Ghiradelli brownie mix. Easy, amazingly delicious.
78 Ways to Enjoy Fall Produce on Life as Mom
This could tie in nicely with my Leaf Bag List.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 Books Everyone Should Read on Openculture
My favorite part of this is his explanation of why reading these books is important.
The Office: Parkour! on The Office – Official NBC Site
Parkour!
Viking Learning Center at the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian)
Because who hasn’t wanted to learn the ancient game of Hnefatafl?
Photo by baldiri, via Flickr.
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A Few Things Baguette Is Saying These Days
- “Alicious! Mmmm!” (With a smile, often just after throwing the alicious food on the floor)
- “Daddy Elmo I play drums.” (Followed by drumming. I am unsure about how to punctuate this. Is she telling Daddy and Elmo? Is she telling Elmo’s father, but she’s unsure of his name? I can’t fault her on that, since Dorothy the Goldfish thinks it’s “George,” but apparently he’s been identified elsewhere as “Louie.”)
- “Super Mommy! Super Daddy!” (I’d like to thank Sesame Street and Super Grover for this one.)
- “Want to see Zoe. Hi, Zoe!”(This girl does love her Sesame Street characters.)
- “Bed!” (Often at completely implausible times, like 30 minutes after waking up.)
- “Wow! A guitar!” (Sometimes it’s a violin, but to be technical, it’s a ukelele.)
- “Shoe! Shoe! Shoe! Shoe! Shoe! Shoe!” (About shoes that are much too small.)
- “Chug, chug, puff, puff, ding dong, ding dong.” (And here I thought “I think I can” was the most important phrase in The Little Engine That Could. Shows what I know!)
- “Flower!” (Yelled angrily as we approach the house. Evidently she cannot wait to begin our evening Family Walk so that she can assault the neighbor’s garden and uproot their decor.)
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Headaches
Monday I had a headache. One of those grinding, relentless headaches that refused to succumb to OTC medications, water, or much of anything.
Wednesday I stayed home with a migraine. Even after it receded, I felt groggy.
Thursday I continued to feel groggy for much of the day, with a headache that came and went on a whim of its own.
And on top of that, Baguette’s school still thinks she’s insufficiently interactive. Or something. We watch her in all kinds of settings, and we still think the main question here is the size of the group.
So I haven’t posted much this week. But here’s to the weekend–may it be headache-free for all of us!
Photo by DebbieC, via Flickr.
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
15 Amazing Castles from Around the World on opentravel.com
How have I not known about Hohenzollern Castle?
10 Cheap Boutique Hostels and Hotels in Paris on hostelbookers.com
Just in case you don’t have castle money on you, but you still want to go on vacation.
With Six Kids and No Car, This Mom Does It All By Bike on BikePortland.orgOkay, seriously? Impressed.
Perfect Iced Coffee on The Pioneer Woman
This sounds like it could be useful.
Farm Fresh Best: Chilled Cream of Beet Soup on JulieMorris.net
This sounds like it could be useful to Dwight Schrute.
Photo by jacob earl, via Flickr.
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Leaf Bag List: My Fall Goals
Just before summer began, I was inspired to create a “Sand Pail List.” I didn’t fulfill all of my summer goals, but that’s okay–Fall offers new opportunities!
So what do I want to do this Fall? Hmm . . .
Cooking
This goes back on the list. I’ve had urges to bake pumpkin bread and make casseroles, but with temperatures over 100 lately, it’s just been too hot. Oooh, potato-cheese soup! But again with the too hot.Closet Cleanout
Mine and Baguette’s. I need to update my work wardrobe, and there’s just no way she’s going to wear those 12M dresses from two years ago.Photography
I want to learn to use the DSLR, and Mr. Sandwich has provided me with a book that is really informative and clear. I just need to do it.Scanning
I want to scan old photos to share with family and friends. I have so many, and there’s no reason other people shouldn’t have them, too.Crafts
I’m not a crafty person by nature, and that’s fine. But I’ve wanted to make a button wreath for years, and there’s no reason I shouldn’t do that this fall.So as we begin a new season, what’s on your Leaf Bag List?
If you want to use the Leaf Bag List icon, feel free! You can find it on Flickr.
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Well, Then By All Means, Let’s Spoil It For Everyone
When I was in third grade, I was in a Bluebirds troop. Our leader decided that we would put on a play: Snow White. We drew lots for roles, and I was excited when the slip of paper I drew from the bowl read “Snow White.” I would get to be the main character!
And then one of the mothers objected. Snow White, she said, was a story about a woman who cooked and cleaned for seven men. It glamorized traditional gender roles. And if we put on that play, she’d pull her daughter from our troop.
The show did not go on.
I’m remembering this, because it turns out that father-daughter dances (and mother-son ballgames) are discriminatory.
THIS ATROCITY MUST BE STOPPED!
The only way to accomplish equality, clearly, is to ban the offending event.
Here’s an idea: what if we changed it? What if we made it a “Family Dance” or a “Family Ballgame” that didn’t specify gender for any of the parties? What if, in the case of my Bluebird troop’s play, the mother had suggested another story she thought offered a better message? What if she’d worked with the troop leader to rewrite the story so that it taught a lesson she found more palatable?
There are a lot of ways we can teach our children to deal with discrimination. I want to teach Baguette that she should start by looking at how to make events/traditions/the world more inclusive. I don’t want her to learn that the way to increase fairness is by limiting access for all.
Seriously, who looks at this photo and thinks, “That’s enough of that nonsense”? If you want to be a part of it, find a way to be a part of it. Don’t ruin things for everyone.
That’s not equality. That’s spite. And it’s not what I want to teach my daughter.
Photo by familymwr, via Flickr.
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How Was Your Weekend?
Ours started a day early, kind of. On Friday, Baguette’s cast came off (huzzah!). What was her response to this development?
Sock all gone. I got a foot!
At the moment she walks with that foot turned out, and she still has a bit of a peg-leg pirate walk, but she’s rapidly getting back to her normal gait–and activity.
Since she’s Baguette, that activity includes not sleeping. We were up at midnight, driving around Los Angeles and environs at midnight. (You think I’m kidding? I’m not. We’re talking at least 20 miles of driving, and not all of it in town.)
Since we’re the Sandwiches, Saturday did not mean sleeping in early. Quite the opposite: we got up at 3:30, because Mr. Sandwich was entered in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon. He did quite well, finishing in the top 1/3 of his age division, and Baguette got to spend the morning on the beach. Let me tell you, this is one fearless toddler. And that means that when you’re her parent, and she won’t stop rushing toward the waves, you are definitely not fearless.
An early morning and extensive beach time did not mean that she had a good nap. No, she slept for about 30 minutes and then was awake for the entire afternoon.
Awake and tantrum-y.
But eventually even her strength of will could not overcome her exhaustion, and at 6:30 p.m. (6:30!)she passed out on my lap. We carefully moved her into the bed and settled in for a night of streaming video. That’s right, it was Date Night, Sandwich Edition. What did we watch? Captain America, of course (Avengers not being available yet, and both of us feeling that Thor would be ruined–ruined, I tell you!–by the presence of Natalie Portman). Now, Cap has never been my favorite superhero, and I had some issues with the movie–but it was fun, and we really enjoyed the chance to curl up on the couch and watch something of our own choosing while endlessly petting the dog’s stomach (Wicket is indifferent to TV as long as she is getting petted).
We made it to bed at about 11, which meant that when Baguette woke up at 3:30, I really, really hoped we’d be able to get her back to sleep. We couldn’t. But that’s okay, because we would have been getting up too soon anyhow: shortly after 5, I left for the ER, where it was determined that yes, I had another kidney stone.
Some Dilaudid and several hours of fitful sleep later, Mr. Sandwich and Baguette arrived to pick me up. We went out for breakfast and picked up some groceries, and then went home so that Baguette and I could nap. Which we both did, successfully. Our evening was low-key, and we made it to bed at about 9. Everyone slept through the night, and Baguette woke up on her own at 6, which (combined with the night before) tells me that, barring teething or broken legs, her tendency is to sleep for 9 hours at night.
Meanwhile, I’m still tired. You?
Photo by abuckingham, via Flickr.
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
10 awe-inspiring American castles on Yahoo TravelI think Boldt Castle may be my favorite, if just for the setting. You?
DIY Natural Room Scents on The Yummy Life
I may try that Lemon, Rosemary, and Vanilla scent this weekend. (Also, I love finding other people who use Penzeys spices!)
The Many Looks of Spiderman Over the Past 50 Years on Mashable
When I was single, my online dating profile headline was “MJ Watson Seeks Peter Parker; No Green Goblins Need Apply.” So (a) I’m a geek girl, and (b) I like this.
10 World Map Decorating Ideas on Jetpac
Someday, when I redecorate my “office,” I’m going to have to refer to this. Love!
Jason Bourne. [snorts] Amateur.
Photo by Judy **, via Flickr.
