Putting the OM in OMG
I know it's the big "first day of school" for a lot of you, but we are already into our second week. The boys were pretty happy to start school last week; we are all enjoying that "back to routine" feeling. The children have been relentlessly quoting … [Continue reading]
Today is the very last day of summer vacation and I'm simultaneously melancholy about the fleeting nature of time, and excited to get back into routines. Every single platitude about time and children getting older (I'mmmmm getting older toooooooo) … [Continue reading]
I had so many plans for this last week of summer vacation - the pool! the zoo! the amusement park! - and the weather has been beautifully warm. It would be a perfect week for all those things! Unfortunately, the city is hidden in a giant cloud of … [Continue reading]
Perhaps in a foreshadowing to Black Monday, it snowed on Friday! Snow in August isn't unheard of, but it isn't exactly typical either. Well, snow melts and markets move and the world keeps on spinning. Fortunately we didn't have any snow actually … [Continue reading]
I am relieved to say that I was wrong or, at least, that my first instinct was correct: the insurance that was advertising to those whose "other car" has a siren on top is indeed aimed at first responders, police, and the like. I realized this when I … [Continue reading]
Remember in Gone With The Wind, when Scarlett has a recurring dream in which she is running and running through mist and fog, looking for something, something that will make her happy? And then she finds herself actually running through mist and fog … [Continue reading]
This morning my husband went back to work after three weeks off, and on that festive note, I headed to the dentist for a cleaning and checkup. What better way to start out a week after so much fun family time? I'm happy to have modern dentistry at my … [Continue reading]
