When I was in middle school, I was–well, “pudgy” would be the kindest word for it. I weighed about what I weigh now, but was half a foot shorter. I resembled Jerry O’Connell in Stand By Me. When I went to Space Camp, staffers took a picture of me in the Moon gravity chair. I [...]
Category Archives: Conversations with Eli
The Fantastic Adventures of Kreeli and Bliza
September 5, 2008 – 9:00 am
We were outside at the playset one afternoon this past week and Eli requested I tell him a story. He’s always making up stories so I guess he decided he needed a break from all the work and wanted to hear someone else’s made up stuff.
I might be crafty with a glue gun and paper [...]
Frying Pans, Fire, You Know the Drill
August 21, 2008 – 10:28 pm
I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed today. I realized this afternoon that I have about 17 frying pans in the fire and I’m trying to keep my hair from burning as well.
School has started back and I always forget that, even for pre-school aged children, the wheel starts turning again come fall. Eli and Liza [...]
The Move to Big Church
August 4, 2008 – 2:30 pm
Until this Sunday, church involved us leaving our kids with other people while we went off and were all godly. That’s changed now: Eli is old enough to sit in church with us.
More importantly, Eli is now old enough for Children’s Church.
A quick primer on Children’s Church. In our particular flavor of mainline Protestant Christianity, [...]
The Krebs Family: from Japan
July 28, 2008 – 9:30 am
Eli loves a set of nesting dolls that Stephen’s mom has. So when I saw a set of Dharma Dolls in Japan, I knew it was the right gift to bring home for Eli.
As Eli was playing with them one day, he began telling me of his adventures in Arkansas. While he was staying with [...]
Eli and Time’s Arrow
July 15, 2008 – 5:46 pm
Eli lumps time into two big buckets: now, and next week. Whenever we tell him, “Your friend Josh can’t come over right now,” he says, “Can he come over next week?” It’s kind of like how dogs live in the eternal now.
That’s right, I just compared my son to a dog. It’s just the kind [...]
A Four-Year-Old Reviews Wall-E
July 2, 2008 – 10:46 am
Where’s Waaaaaaall-E? I don’t see him.
Why is his shelf swinging?
Is that Waaaaaaall-E’s cricket friend? Why did he leap around?
Why did that explode?
What are those red lights?
What is that? Is that a rocket?
What’s that robot’s name?
Why is Eeeeeeva flying around?
Look, I folded up in my seat!
What does die rective mean?
What’s wrong with Waaaaaaall-E’s eye?
I need a [...]
How We Wake Up These Days
June 27, 2008 – 10:59 am
Left to our own devices, Misty and I tend to sleep late. Even after having Eli and Liza — and isn’t that a lovely phrase, “having Eli and Liza”? As if we invited them over for dinner one night and they never left — we still occasionally got to sleep until 7 or 7:30.
That’s all [...]
Pushing Past Dora and Diego to the Better Stuff
June 12, 2008 – 3:47 pm
Due to Stephen’s LOLprowess, our site now has enough Diggs or Technorati gold stars in heaven to rate us being approached by marketing firms. The first couple of times we got emails, I was like, “Huh? They want to do what? What’s the catch?” The catch is that these companies want to send us free [...]
Eli Tells Jokes
June 10, 2008 – 11:43 am
One of Eli’s current favorite websites tells jokes. That, of course, means Eli then tells those jokes to us. A selection of his favorites:
Cinderella and her sports-playing ability
Giraffes and their nocturnal habits
Chimps and their ailments
Sadly, I wasn’t able to capture him saying, “Listen! Listen! I have a joke!” and then coughing to clear his throat [...]