Our friend Evil Dave is visiting. (He’s not really evil. Actually, he’s very nice. But that’s what people call him.)  From time to time, he jokingly runs a roleplaying game called "the Rolling Down a Hill Game" where one’s character rolls down a hill. That’s all that ever happens in this particular game. Some years…

Last night, we were reading Dr. Seuss’s If I Ran The Circus. We had just reached the part where the knights ‘noble apes without fear’ and the following conversation ensued: Juss: "The things in this book are impossible. Whoever heard of boxing glove spears." Mommy: "Er…actually, that’s the only thing in this book tha is possible." Juss: "Oh."…

Usually Overheard at the Wright Househould stars one of the two tornadoes (one of whom is growing into a lovely summer day.) But today, the Cherubim gets his turn. So, yesterday evening, when the Cherubim got out of the bath, instead of getting dressed, he skipped around naked for a while (luckily his sister was downstairs doing…

J Juss’s Mario  Mushroom Birthday Cake  Juss at the busstop: "I hate school! I just want to talk to Daddy. Daddy makes everything interesting. School is boring!"   Also.   Juss: "I want to be homeschooled." Mommy: "You do realize that would be me. Daddy has to work." Juss, without so much as pausing: "Not on the weekend!…

The Elfking got off the bus and announced that he plans to join the Navy. Apparently, the bus driver has sons in the military and now Juss wants to join, too. He says, “I can dress like I want to and fight!” (I assume he means ‘in a manner I like’ as he would not…

Juss talking, apparently, to the sink while running the water: "Let’s make another hyper explosion. Also, Juss: "Okay, let’s add more hot water this time." Should I worry?

Juss, having arrived home from his first day of first grade (which he declared "boring"), came over to see me in the new Imaginary Office. (Similar to the Imaginary Bedroom in Little, Big.) Juss: "Mommy, I’m worried." Mommy: "What are you worried about?" Juss, sadly: "Everything."

Juss throws a fit every time he has to do anything. I was cheered, though, by the thought that Orville used to be worse at this age. Now, he’s quite reasonable. I mentioned this. Orville turned to his brother and said: "I was a Hypercane mixed with a Tsunami. You’re just a tornado." So true. So like life.…

Juss, coming home from Taekwando: "My heel is my great weakness, like Odysseus." Mommy: "Er…I think you mean Achillies."

Juss: "Why is the Red Ranger a robot?"   Orville: "Because it’s science fiction."