This week I brought “Madeline” home from the library. Almost-five loved it and begs me to read it. How sweet…you might think…a boy who loves Madeline. He loves Madeleine —not for her daring escapades on the bridge, and not for her bad-ass appendix scar. Almost five loves Madeline for only one reason. He anticipates one moment throughout the entire story, barely containing his excitement
To the tiger in the zoo Madeline just said , “Pooh-pooh”
I saw it coming as the twelve little girls ice-skated all over the preceding page, I down-played it, tried to move along to no avail. Almost Five erupted with laugh-spasms, breathing just enough to beg “again, AGAIN”
A5 sporting his “Weezer” look in Husband’s glasses…
Between this and the dream he reported to me over breakfast last week, I see my future, and…well..draw your own conclusions.
A5: I had a scary dream last night, but I didn’t end up in your bed.
There were levels (video game reference) and there were all these matzoh balls and they had little eyes and mouths and they were trying to eat me…I had this big gun under my bed and I shot them all.
Me: You shot the matzoh balls?
A5: Yeah. I was the best one. I was really good at that.
OMG! That dream is both disturbing and amusing!
Don’t worry, yours aren’t the only ones with the partiality to poo! I made the mistake of once getting a library book that showed a child’s naked butt!
Disturbingly serious look he’s rockin’ there… 🙂
I think I can still recite Madeline having read it so many times. Dear Miss Clavel.
Almost 5 is adorable btw.
Love the Weezer look – he must be a really cool kid.
And who doesn’t enjoy a good “pooh pooh” reference now and again?
It’s a French thing. We pooh pooh everyone. Why do you think I call The Husband Pooh-Head?
I think Almost Five would get along quite well with my Almost Four.
Does he play an instrument? I see an indie band future of success ahead of him, with his mom playing cow-bell, of course – Well you daren’t let him tour alone, would you!
My daughter loves Madeliene books and videos. Her favorite video is of course the really weird one about child labor where M. discovers these little girls held captive in a basement making lace out of their own hair. I’m not making this up.
every Jewish mother’s dream “dream”. Next time I go to eat a matzoh ball, I’m taking back up with me.
Love the picture. He is so gonna be the cool guy in high school; smart and funny, wearing dorky vintage shirts.
Ruh-roh, that was totally my “type”back in the day. *Eeeeeew. I did not mean that as grossly cougar-esque as it came out. I’m going to go wash my head out with soap now.
So easily entertained at this age, aren’t they?
When is that lost? Well, OK, I still giggle at pooh-pooh jokes. 😉
My mother-in-law used to make HUGE matzoh balls. I can totally see how eyes and a mouth could be envisioned there.
A5 is a cutie!
Well, what else would ryhme with zoo?
I love Madeline but come on, some of those rhymes?! A real stretch.
Ok dude I seriously laugh my head off every time i hear the word poo or pooh or poop!!!! Gosh, I hope that doesn’t make me a 5 year old!!!
He is stunning and i love the wheezer look!!!!
I am not sure I will look at matzoh balls in the same way ever again!!!!
I have a gun on the rack in my car that’s specifically for shooting matzoh balls and nothing else.
You just never know when they’re going to come at you.
XO
Anna
I can so see my almost-1-year-old grandson loving Madeline for the exact same reason, although when his mom was little she loved it for Madeline’s blue-coated independence. Thanks for the memories — and your son is a doll!
You said you cleaned up. It looks nice! I like the slide show award thingy. Now where’s the post clean up garage sale?
Rachel. “Once Upon a Potty” perhaps?
Braja, his daddy was a rock and roll drummer…
CG, I think every mother identifies with those cries in the night that something is not right!
Ryan, apparently everyone does 🙂
Crazy Mo, A5 would love you
Kirsen, c’mon over!!
Woman, reminds me of my favorite Christopher Watkins SNL cowbell sketch
Jenny, I don’t remember that one! OMG.
JBerns, you and Anna star in The Matzo-nator.
Amy, he’s flattered, I’m sure!
Mamatalk, you said poohpooh! HAHAHAHAHA
Beth, yum and thanks 🙂
Hood chick, foo-foo? Toodaloo?
MamaBird, I love your discerning eye. Guess that’s what makes a good journalist!
Michelle, thanks so much dude, and join the Matzoh-ball phobes.
Anna, quite a rack you’ve got there (yukka yukka)see Jessica above.
Coffee Cathy, Enjoy your grandson and let me know of any untoward poop references the two of you giggle your way through.
VE: Thanks for coming by. The dryer lint collection is on the card table marked “free”
I love that picture! And yes, I’m sorry but Poo-Poo is always, will always be funny, and there is nothing you can do, EVER to downplay a well-anticipated POO-POO.
*snicker* I said “poo-poo”.
holy shit I love that freakin kid. LOVE HIM.
and Madeline is a FAVORITE in my classroom- boys AND girls. imagine that.
I am sorry I still laugh at “pooh-pooh” I need to grow up. He is just 2 cute.
I’ve never read Madeline, don’t even know who she is, but I’m looking for it so both me and my nephew can laugh at “pooh-pooh”
Good and interesting blog.