My Mother, the Organic Doubter (Or why I Hung Up on My Mother)
I hung up on my mother this weekend. Childish, wrong, silly, I know. On Christmas Day we had dinner at her house. On each of the kids’ plates there was a large — and I do mean LARGE — puke green Grinch...
View ArticleJoining My Daughter’s Club
At the beginning of the year Big Girl was obsessed with clubs. She’s come home almost every day telling us about this club or that club that she wanted to start. She’d rush off to school so excited...
View ArticleMy Kid Can Ride a Bike
Yesterday I decided to take the 20 minutes between when the big girl got off the bus and when the sitter came to try the whole bike riding thing again. Big Girl was thrilled. “No screaming,” she...
View ArticleDo As I Say: Food in My House
“On nights you go to the gym: What do you eat for dinner? Do you eat with Daddy or not eat at all?” We were sitting at the table eating dinner yesterday. It was a nice dinner. I baked sweet potatoes....
View ArticleLetting Go of Babyhood
I’ve had two babies and lived two very distinct lives during their first few years. My older daughter was born when my husband was working a full-time job. He was making a good living. At the time — as...
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Favorite Things Friday: It’s Been a LONG Time
Can't wait to go see this with the kids next month. Let me start by saying this week has largely sucked. I have been so busy that I have that deer in the headlights feeling from the moment I wake up...
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What Will My Daughters Be?
May they slide into a career as easily as they slide into the pool at Sesame Place. Over the weekend I had the pleasure of reading an excerpt from Tina Fey’s new book, Bossypants, which was posted all...
View ArticleFinding My Father on eBay
Christmas trees are as individual as fingerprints. Some people favor white trees with multicolored twinkling lights. Others go for a more monochrome look with the lights, the ornaments, and the tree...
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