“I pooped in my potty!” She was so very proud. At the top of her voice Lotty yelled it out loud. Her mother came running Just to look at her work. Lotty stood by her pot With an I-did-it smirk. Now Mommy had promised A new toy to Lotty The first time that she put […]
Entries from November 2024 ↓
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Lottie’s Potty
November 20th, 2024 — Life with Children
Mommy Test
November 19th, 2024 — Life with Children
Big Sister and her baby brother Were playing down on the kitchen floor. Sis said, “Don’t put food scraps in your mouth Because it will make your tummy sore.” “How do you know that?” Her brother asked. “‘Cause Mommy told me and she knows best. She has to know about everything To pass the, ‘Become-A-Mommy’ […]
BUBBLE Gum
November 18th, 2024 — Poems for Children
Mommy, Mommy, hurry and come! Can you save my bubble gum? I dropped it in there by mistake. Please hurry up for goodness sake! I blew a bubble, Then I popped it. I accidentally dropped it While I tried to roll and mush it. PLEASE, DON’T ANYBODY FLUSH IT!
Why the Elephant Painted Its Toenails Red
November 17th, 2024 — Poems for Children
I asked the little elephant, “Why are your toenails red?” “It’s really very simple,” Is what I think he said. It seems the little elephant Was playing hide-and-seek, With all the other animals In our back yard last week. Elephants are kind of big, It’s hard to hide, you see. He painted all his toenails […]
What She Meant
November 16th, 2024 — Married Life, Quickies
Sitting one night with her husband, A woman began to opine, “No way could I live without you,” While sipping on a glass of wine.†“Is that you talking, or the wine?†The husband asked, with ego fed, “I’m not talking to you, my dear; I’m talking to the wine,” she said.

