Several highlights from the Picetti family’s Spring Break last week: This conversation took place at the dinner table one evening. Fehmeen — Who do you love more, Mommy or Daddy? Emma — Papa (the diplomatic choice) Emma — Batman or Spiderman? Fehmeen — (running into the living room occupied by me) How can you have [...]
Archive for the ‘Emma’ Category
Spring Break 2011
Posted in Emma, Fehmeen, Life on April 25, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Only Our Emma
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on March 31, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Upon arriving home from a quick errand to the local video library to return a few movies with Da Bug, Fehmeen made this shocking announcement to all of us present in the house at the time: “Attention everyone, Emma just informed me that she doesn’t like ice cream any more!” If it wasn’t already true, [...]
Miss Picheddar Gone Viral
Posted in Emma, Life on March 21, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Here is a video where Emma gives writing lessons to Daddy. She also shows off her penmanship and mathematical skills. And what home movie would be complete without Daddy getting caught on camera checking out Mommy. Enjoy the show.
Emma and the 3 R’s
Posted in Emma, Life on March 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A quick update on some of the things that Emma knows about Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic (so far). Technically speaking, she can’t actually read yet, per se, but that doesn’t stop her from pretending to try. She will sit either on the couch or on the step to our family room and read aloud as [...]
Change of Heart
Posted in Emma, Life on February 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Initially this post was supposed to chronicle all the gory details of Emma’s first experience with throwing up two Friday nights ago. I was going to describe how absolutely terrible I felt just laying there in bed unable to move, much less actually being there to provide a modicum of comfort to my barfing bambina. [...]
This Will Be Funny Someday, Right?
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on February 8, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Emma enjoys herself a nap each and every day. She typically slumbers for several hours before waking up. Fehmeen usually brings The Bug into our living room/ALS Boy Headquarters so she can slowly ease into the early evening with the family unit. I am seated (duh!) in my recliner, looking absolutely resplendent in my Miami [...]
Comeback of the Decade
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on February 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It seems like it was only yesterday the first time we heard “Who Let the Dogs Out.” And it also seems like the day after yesterday that we forgot all about that catchy little ditty. For some unknown reason my mind held on to the name of the band — The Baha Men — long [...]
Absolutely Positively One of Us
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on January 21, 2011 | 9 Comments »
As long as I’ve been a part of my family — and for clarity’s sake that would be the Picetti and the Bishop families — it manages to find its way into conversation at every familial gathering, large or small. Someone always brings it up, someway somehow, and all family members present acknowledge the bringer-upper [...]
All I Need
Posted in Emma, Life on January 3, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Persistent lingering HACK. Interrupting normal flow of life HACK. No comfortable way to expel HACK HACK super-sized ball of phlegm from the back of my throoooooo. HACK HACK HACK. Pause to catch breath. Fire up the DeVilbiss suction machine. Insert into mouth. Bzzzzzz bzzzzzz bzzzzzz. Remove the wand. Reinsert into other side of mouth. Bzzzzzz. [...]
Solving the Conundrum
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on December 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Our daughter Emma talks a mean game. “I’m gonna do this and I’m gonna do that” but sometimes, when it comes down to actually doing what she said she was going to do, the end result is vastly different than what she visualized herself doing in the first place. Case in point: The Santa Claus [...]
