The other night I couldn’t sleep because I found myself designing Maternal Merit Badges. I was thinking about how it’s So Not Helpful to tell other moms that things will get tougher (or, like one commenter reported, “What I’m doing is much harder than what you’re doing!‖nice). Meanwhile, kind words–especially from strangers, because if you’re … [Read more…]
Sneakily, my kids got old, and now I’m the mother of Big Kids. They’re 7 and 9, so I knew that they were aging, of course, but it really struck me today at the grocery store. For about two years I walked the grocery store with M strapped to my chest, carrying on a continuous … [Read more…]
J is marginally less itchy, so that’s good. Cute W and I still are still feeling unwell. Nevertheless, we had a date night. It was sort of unavoidable. We’d bought tickets a while back to see Mike Doughty at The Linda. I mean, I’m generally pro-date night, but 45 minutes before the babysitter was due … [Read more…]
M ran directly from her friend’s minivan into the house and to the computer. A beeline to our computer can only mean one thing: there’s something that she wants to buy. We have entered that very special time in a young girl’s life when a great deal depends on whether you have That Thing That … [Read more…]
This week, I feel like I’ve just been puttering around, completely unproductive. Part of the problem is that I arrived home Tuesday night, so on Wednesday morning I was sleepy, unpacking, and in need of a grocery run. On Thursday morning I had an appointment that got cancelled, but instead of just moving on to … [Read more…]
Oh, please don’t tell me that you’re so young that you don’t remember Stuart Smalley from back before Al was the US Senator from Minnesota. Seriously. I don’t need to hear that. I said recently that I wasn’t coming up with any resolutions, but I’ve actually got one. I’ve decided that I’m going to try … [Read more…]
I was tidying up my room last weekend, and I decided to make a clean sweep and clear away a mound of clutter. And by clutter I mean precious gifts from my beloved daughters. I know, I know: I’m a terrible person. But I’m going to say it, so just go ahead and judge me. … [Read more…]
Yeah. Sorry. I was working on the newsletter for KidsOutAndAbout.com tonight while catching up on Parenthood episodes (I think Julia had my most likeable moment ever when she was sitting on the floor drinking wine and fretting that they’d “ruined” their daughter). Then, it was time to blog, and I had no ideas. Well, I … [Read more…]
Sometimes my kids are just wonderful. They are kind and understanding to each other, and they run away to some corner of the house to, say, play school, and they come up occasionally to politely ask for help with a snack. When I have the requested snack in stock, they reward me with joyful shouts … [Read more…]
I’ve been in a bit of a funk ever since we returned from vacation. Exhausted and disorganized and crabby. Really, everyone’s been feeling that way, like we’re all lurching and scrabbling on a hill and we just can’t find our footing. For a while I was trying to catch up on it all, and more … [Read more…]
