(photo from Miami Herald)The only bad thing about going to Miami in January is coming home. Nothing like leaving 75 degrees for single digits. While I did miss my family while I was gone, I discovered this amazing thing: sleep! Friday night I slept so soundly, with no elbows, knees, and feet in my sides. [...]
It wasn’t pretty (well, actually it was gorgeous, but I’m not talking about the scenery), but we made it over the finish line. I’m hoping Ollie forgets the pain soon enough to start planning the next marathon, but I’m not hopeful. However, he made it across in under 5 hours (4:47:23, to be exact), and [...]
What’s better than watching TV? Being on TV. The kids love to have “naked tushie time” to dance. “Rock n’ Roll, Mommy!” Doodles orders, and on goes AC/DC’s Back in Black. But the thing is, they cram in front of the (small, apartment-sized) television trying to see their own reflections. They try out different moves. [...]
As I mentioned, I’m really enjoying a bunch of craft blogs. Universally, these women (always women) who create these blogs seem to have these lives that involve cups of warm tea, knitting while the kids make imaginary worlds out of scarves and cardboard boxes, and lots of nature walks. I’ve learned that when a child [...]
I need a color for my office that will meld nicely with another color for the bedroom, because the spaces really lead into one another. My architect doesn’t like Bryant Gold. My husband doesn’t like Bryant Gold. My mother doesn’t like Bryant Gold. Adam likes kind of a dark gray-blue. My mom is a fan [...]
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
I can only hope she’ll use her powers for good and not evil. I don’t think it likely, but I can hope. Today, after ballet, I took Pie to the bookstore in my quest for some design books. Now that I know that a designer is out of the budget, I’ve taken it upon myself [...]
My son, tonight, when he had the opportunity to choose any show to watch tonight, requested “a wedding show.” And right now I’m selecting lighting fixtures and color and it turns out that Adam and I totally agree on the former and not at all on the latter. This should be fun, except that I’m [...]
I’m contributing to the delinquency of a diva. The snow is piling up outside. Adam isn’t feeling well, so he’s napping. We’ve read books, shoveled in the snow (just for fun and we discovered the greatest snow fun there is–I pull sheets of ice off the picnic bench in the backyard and the kids jump [...]
I’d like to start tonight with a scene from Stop N Shop this afternoon. My three-year-old daughter is sitting in the cart. We’re shopping. Pie: Mommy! Can I get more yogurt?Me: Sure. Would you like grown-up yogurt or kid yogurt?Pie: Um, grown-up yogurt.Me: Okay, would you like strawberry or blueberry or peach?Pie: I want the [...]
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Here we are, sitting at Miami International Airport, waiting for our 9:45 p.m. flight that has so far been delayed to 10:15. The kids are exhausted. In an attempt to keep them awake, I made the smart and rational decision to pump them full of sugar in hopes of keeping them awake until we board [...]