As we pulled out of the parking lot at the gymnastics centre, with my frayed nerves and cupcake-stained children, I silently vowed never to host another large children’s birthday party ever again. Truly, I think we are now past the age where I can allow my kids to invite fourteen children and still expect to emerge from […]
If the icy sidewalks don’t kill the elderly, I will.
March 12, 2012 by
I am in a mood. A MOOD, people. It’s a good thing I am not armed, or have violent tendencies. And lest we think that this is Daylight Savings Time related, it actually isn’t. Wait, did you just correct me to say that it’s Daylight SAVING Time, not SAVINGS? Well, prepare to be stabbed. I […]
Love Sandwich
March 8, 2012 by
I was so excited to open up this month’s O Magazine, and not just because it contained Adam Glassman’s spring fashion look book – which turned out to be a disappointment, anyway. Sorry, Adam, a silky pajama top is NOT work appropriate even when paired with a pencil skirt; and let’s not even get started […]
Just Like Bogie and Bacall
March 5, 2012 by
Jake stayed at school for lunch today for the very first time – excepting, of course, Fridays when the kids have a “nutrition break” at their desks and then are dismissed at 1:10. But today he is at a Lego Club meeting – there IS a Lego Club – and is the first of my […]
The book fair is over. Where’s my corkscrew?
March 2, 2012 by
I was watching Modern Family on Wednesday, dying of laughter at what was referred to as “Satan’s Trifecta”, with Claire, Haley, and Alex all on the same “cycle”. I laughed at poor Phil’s angst as I ate handful after handful of trail mix, wondering how I could possibly still be so hungry. I wondered how, […]
Whale Tail!
February 23, 2012 by
At first I was going to do a “Wordless Wednesday” post – does anyone still do that? I’m so hip to the scene – but then I realized that it’s Thursday, which is great, really, but probably means that “Wordless Wednesday” isn’t exactly relevant. Nonetheless, I was going to entitle it Whale Tail and then […]
Give your mother a kiss or I’ll kick your teeth in.
January 25, 2012 by
Happy Robbie Burns Day! I was telling the boys about Robbie Burns Day today, explaining the celebratory nature – in a modified way – and about their Scottish ancestry. Jake was getting more and more agitated and more and more defiant about it, when he burst out “We are not in Scotland, Mom! We are […]
