Category Archives: comedy

Cartoons by Gavin: Episode 4

Posted on 2018/02/10 by circuskitchen

Feb 10, 2018 1) Because I frequently say how I wish I understood basic electrical engineering: 2) Another cartoon mom: 3) Another take on parenting (ahem): 4) One answer for bad press he’s read: 5) Yes, meow. Keep creating buddy! … Continue reading →

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Parenting: Boost Executive Function with Hand Clapping Games

Posted on 2018/02/07 by circuskitchen

February 7th 2018 OK so I’m taking a parenting class called Mind Matters, compliments of Harvard University and the Cambridge Public School District.  (#Blessings.) Thanks to workshops and novice research in the past, I have come to understand Executive Functioning … Continue reading →

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Cartoons by Gavin: Episode 3

Posted on 2018/02/06 by circuskitchen

Monday, February 5th 2018   [In case you don’t know the reference, it is here at 2:05:]     A smidge of politics:        

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At Rise: Don’t Drink Rainwater

Posted on 2018/02/05 by circuskitchen

Monday, February 5th 2018 – (Continued) AT RISE:  In the car to school, ClaraJane is regaling Mom and Brother with a story about one time at her cousins’ house when her baby doll was thirsty and she was SNEAKING out … Continue reading →

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Cartoons by Gavin: Episode 2

Posted on 2018/02/02 by circuskitchen

Friday, February 2nd 2018 After showing me his latest cartoon today,   …he also let me peruse his notebook in which I also found the following: Gavin’s Drawing Journal                    

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Cartoons by Gavin

Posted on 2018/02/01 by circuskitchen

2018:                 More to come…

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There’s Only One Word For That

Posted on 2018/01/28 by circuskitchen

Sunday, January 28th 2018 AT RISE:  Mamma is next to ClaraJane’s bath combing out sections of her profoundly tangled hair.  It is almost time for Mamma to get in costume for her juggling show today. Mom:  So, there’s this beautiful … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: ABCD with Dr. Gonzo

Posted on 2018/01/26 by circuskitchen

Friday, January 26th 2018 Blessed to work with Dr. Gonzo not once but twice this week!   A) KAZOO DUNNIT A seven year old boy named Jesus speaks only Spanish.  After exhausting our limited Spanish we devolve into strictly Kazoo Language, … Continue reading →

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Elementary School Hazing

Posted on 2018/01/24 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, January 24th 2018   This morning at school breakfast I accidentally hazed my son in front of his friends.  But he loved it.  Turns out he’s been sniffing and snuffling the past couple days, fighting off a cold and … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: First Annual Meeting of the Noses

Posted on 2018/01/21 by circuskitchen

January 2018 – Dallas TX My first ever hospital clowning convention! 2018-01 FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NOSES [2:30]:   ♥

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