http://chesternet.net/blog The inner workings of the Chester household... as it appears to my mind. Thu, 03 May 2007 08:33:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I imagine all kids see the world in their own way, but I guess all of us do that, anyway. I’d love to live in Noah’s world for a while, because it’s so interesting sometimes. Here are some of my glimpses into it. Noah got glasses today. When he put them ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=12 I am amazed that everywhere we go, people make comments on how much Elisabeth looks like her brother. Really I shouldn’t be surprised, because why wouldn’t she? It’s funny how a lot of people also say, though, that she looks like me, while they also say that Noah looks like ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=11 A few more of Noah’s little gems: His constant reply whenever we ask him why he did something (that he isn’t supposed to do): “Because I’m not supposed to do it.” Noah used to nap as a matter of course, but of course now he’s growing out of that stage, so only ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=10 Sometimes it’s easy to forget how little Noah is yet. While some things make absolutely perfect sense to us, sometimes they don’t so much to him. Tigger occasionally likes to.. how to put this delicately… examine the back ends of our cats. Our response is typically “Tigger, no butts!”. ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=9 As an adult, you have very little use for snow (unless you’re an avid skiier, I suppose). It’s cold, it’s messy, it gets in the way of putting up Christmas lights and driving your car. It means shoveling the driveway and sidewalk, sometimes more than once a day. It means ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=8 Shortly after having Noah, I remember reading in a parenting magazine about how something rarely talked about (namely, poop) becomes one of the central conversation topics in your home after having a child. I found it amusing until I realized that yes, it’s true. Once you have children, the subject ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=6 When you wash children’s clothing, you aren’t supposed to use fabric softener of any sort. That includes dryer sheets, which I’ve always used on my clothing. Apparently it ruins the flame-retardancy of the clothing. I’m not really anticipating a fire in the near future, but not being a big fan ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=5 It is currently 6:28 AM. A fairly reasonable time for someone to be up in the morning, right? Wrong. At least for me it’s so wrong. I am not a morning person by nature. Never have been (except for undocumented claims by my mother of my infanthood. I don’t remember ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=4 Noah is generally calm (though he has his moments) during the day at home with me. But anywhere from 30 seconds before (when he spots the car pulling into the driveway) to 5 minutes after Dan comes home, Noah goes nuts. He runs all over the place, is very loud, ... http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=3 And so it begins… with little fanfare, no earth-shattering news, here is my first post. http://chesternet.net/blog/?p=2