miles
August 10th, 2011
Miles: hey oz, did you decide what you’re gonna name your bug? You could call it fly-do!
Seriously. The kid is 5.
miles
August 9th, 2011
(after picking up lucy from dog camp)
miles: dad, you let a fly in the van! it must want us to be its owners. too bad we don’t have a bug collar! maybe we could get one from the bug store.
miles
August 9th, 2011
Miles: dada, I love you so much I never want you to die!
Me: miles, I love you so much I never want you to die either!
Oz: but people die!!
oz
August 9th, 2011
Oz (after two roadside pees in five minutes): I had to double pee cuz I dranked alotta double stuffs today!
miles
August 9th, 2011
(last night, talking about why the boys sleep through the alarm but it wakes me up)
miles: yeah, but one time we were both awake and there you were, Sleeping Gorgeous…
Arrival in Beijing
November 4th, 2010
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arrived in beijing last night with no trouble. Â couldn’t find my driver at first so i went to starbucks to get some change and then found him. Â he was confused because he had been told to look for a 90 year-old american. Â at least i know i still have my youthful looks.
my room is really nice compared to ye olde inn chennai. Â passed out and slept until 6:30 and awoke to the news the oz pooped in the potty at school!
i’m told the subway is a 15 minute walk to i’m going to attempt to find that and get to the summer palace this morning. Â i uploaded a few more pictures to flickr this morning but i can’t tell if they are making it through. Â i’m having some trouble viewing the site from here so i’m not sure if it might be blocked or something. Â if you can see them please let me know. Â if they aren’t going through i’ll just wait until i get home to post them all.
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pick a number, not any number
February 4th, 2010
at school miles class has an estimation jar. the teachers fill it with buttons or marshmallows or cotton balls or pens and then the kids all guess how many whatevers are in the jar and the teachers write down the guesses and circle the closest one, wahoo.
last night in the bath, miles filled a bottle with water and said, “let’s guess how many water are in this jar!”
i guessed 53. in a slightly condescending but gentle voice miles said, “that’s kind of a large number, let’s try to think of a smaller number.”
