Casper is big for her age - we had a friend over yesterday who is 5 months older and weighs about 15 pounds less than she does - but she's also talkative for her age, which helps some. We had some problems with other kids (3-4 years old) expecting her to be more mature than was age-appropriate last fall, though, when she was barely 2.

We went to see PoTC last night, and took the Dillo (who slept and nursed, as was appropriate) but left Casper at home, to me obviously. (I mean, with a sitter, not Home Alone.) But there were a ton of little kids in the theater - next to us a family with 1 and 3 year olds, and I saw several 6-8 year old girls as we were leaving. WTF? Not a film I'd take most kids under 12 or so to - there are scary and gross parts!

Pepto Bismol ice cream

No stranger to the drink, blogger Fraser decided to combine his two favorite hangover cures: Pepto Bismol and ice cream. The result looks like yummy pink goodness. Fraser says:

The taste? Actually, it's quite nice. The vanilla and sugar temper the metallic bitterness of the medicine, giving the end result a flavour not too dissimilar to black cherry. And as a hangover cure? Initial studies are encouraging, with no negative side-effects experienced as yet. A mild mid-week drinking session provided the first test, and while my cross-breed concoction certainly didn't eliminate the suffering altogether, the benefits did not go unnoticed.

I saw lots of small kids at PotC: DMC, too. It sort of weirded me out because it was awfully scary for young children but a lot of people just don't seem to care anymore.

Corwood, sorry for the family trauma and drama. Yeesh. I'm so lucky I didn't get any shit from my in-laws on child-rearing issues (even if they didn't always agree with us, they kept their traps shut).

Seekrit message to Cash:

Seekrit message to Aillean:You. Bet. Email me the times you want to go see it and I'll check the schedule.

Laura, do you find now that people expect more maturity from yoru boys, because they're tall?

All the time. When they were babies people expected them to be talking. Now the 14yo is 6'4" and people think he is a man. Not at all manly, just oversized kid.

On the Hemingway cats item above, I love that place. Even though they say there are all those cats you really don't notice. The house is open to the cats, but they are in the trees and around the property. I don't know what they do when there's a storm. No doubt they have a safe spot hide out.

You know, if you have to take Pepto Bismol regularly for hangovers, you might think about drinking less, rather than adding your hangover cure to ice cream....

I can't imagine taking my kids to PotC, not that I'll be seeing it myself. Scooby-Doo is pushing the envelope for them.

Now the 14yo is 6'4"

Damn.

What Gudanov said. Just....damn.

Holy crap, Laura. That's got to be really really hard.

I've read both the cat and dog diaries before, but this -

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am. The audacity!

- is a thing of beauty.

I can't imagine taking my kids to PotC, not that I'll be seeing it myself.

See, what with reading all about Mel Gibson's arrest and all, I've been seeing the above as "Passion of the Christ" all day. Talk about scary...