When I think that Mark is turning six tomorrow, I am astonished. He has evolved from a squalling, spiky haired newborn to a gangly, spiky haired six year old. Six years ago, his single greatest accomplishment was latching on correctly; last week he got his first report card. I could repeat every single cliché about […]
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It’s Party Time, It’s Excellent
March 21, 2010 by 1 Comment
Sorry about the lame title. Mike Myers, you have made a fool of us all. Tuesday will be Mark’s sixth birthday – sixth! – and so yesterday we took the boys and a few friends bowling. The kids seemed to really enjoy it, which is something I tend to feel quite anxious about while hosting […]
AND…repeat.
March 19, 2010 by 2 Comments
I really hope my house is not bugged. Not that I think it is. When I was pregnant with Jake I was reading The Godfather in the waiting room at the doctor’s, and I came to the part where Sonny gets gunned down and the Godfather takes him to his undertaker friend’s and asks him […]
Moms Against Time Change
March 17, 2010 by 7 Comments
Daylight Savings Time is my nemesis. Well, not Daylight Savings Time exactly: I mean, I enjoy evening light as much as the next person, although at the risk of expressing an unpopular opinion I actually prefer morning sunshine – I am an early bird after all. I’m sure there are some children out there who […]
He’s gone.
March 15, 2010 by 6 Comments
Oh I, oh I, I’d better learn how to face it. I love Hall and Oates. So what did I do other than bake bread this weekend? Hold onto your hats: I went to Ikea. I think I’ve made it fairly clear that I’m not someone who particularly enjoys shopping, so I entered the store […]
Passionate Choices
March 12, 2010 by 4 Comments
I’m passionate about many things: Ashtanga yoga, for example, and gardening, and the ritual of pouring myself a very large glass of wine the minute my children are in bed for the night. That ritual is not meant to imply that I am not passionate about my children. I am. I love being their mother, […]
The Bachelor and Royalty
March 9, 2010 by 5 Comments
My friend, in reference to The Bachelor: “Who watches this shit?” Her husband: “The same people who keep with royalty.” The Bachelor, along with pretty much every other reality TV show, really is shit. It is a horrific concept: hundreds, maybe even thousands of women vying for a shot at dating/marrying a guy simply because […]
