Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Some folks e-mailed me that they were curious what Doodles’s nutritionist had to say. [A recap for those who don't remember: Doodles eats only crunchy carbs with the occasional smooth yogurt or smooth baby food fruit. No real fruit, no veggies, no meat, no non-milk dairy, no soy, no nutin'!] Let me share the great [...]
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Doodles wasn’t just cranky on the plane ride to Miami. He was sick. Which makes me feel like a bad mother for complaining about him. We got to Miami and it turns out he had a double ear infection. The exact words of the local doctor (after removing copious amounts of wax in order to [...]
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Doodles has become the cling-child. He must be with Momma at all times and only Momma will do. Right now he’s terrorizing his poor mother’s helper by standing at the kitchen gate shouting, “Mommamommamommamommamommma,” over and over and over again. The plus side to this is I’m getting extreme amounts of cuddle time but the [...]
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Well, would you look at that? Sunday, spring officially started, and sure enough, today was sunny and warm with a high of 84. I love it! Oh, wait, that’s right. I’m on vacation in Miami Beach. Boston is under a winter storm warning because they’re expecting between six and eleven of inches of snow in [...]
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
My 18-month-old son has decided he no longer needs his nap. My 36-year-old weary tired self has decided that he actually needs to be taking longer naps. Who do you think is winning this battle? I type guiltily as he screams from his crib. But this is nap time, and dammit, that child is going [...]
I’m exhausted and Doodles decided to have a nap-free Wednesday, so while the mother’s helper is here, I’m hiding out in my office with a bag of Double Stuf Oreos, which will make me feel better right up to the point when they start making me feel sick. And I’ll quit eating them about five [...]
I had this really vivid dream the other day. It was my turn to perform on American Idol. As I got up before the judges, it occurred to me that I’m perhaps one of the worst singers ever. This is not an exaggeration. I can’t keep a tune and I don’t understand what all this [...]
I’ve always divided the world into two kinds of people. Of course, where I am in life dictates what that divide is. For instance, when I graduated from college, the world was divided into those with jobs and those without. I was in the latter and I was in awe of the former. Later in [...]