Thursday, February 2, 2012
My Daughter Exhibits her Worldliness Looking at a book on London, she spies a picture of Westminster Abbey. (Photo from About London Picture Gallery) She looked at it and then asked in her most astonished voice, “Mommy! Is that Downton Abbey?” My Husband Makes Me Feel Incredibly Old, Part 1 Waiting for Downton Abbey to [...]
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
One of the traits I inherited from my mother is the ability to relate any familial situation to a song from a musical. You’d be amazed how easily the world can be reduced to a Rodgers & Hammerstein number. We’re having a problem with Pie. Picture the women from Music Man, standing around gabbing nonstop. [...]
Thursday, December 22, 2011
I’m ashamed. I’ve done something that’s just so… wrong. I feel so dirty. Which will sound a little ironic when I tell you the horrific thing I’ve done. I’ve– I’ve– God, it’s hard to spit this out. But I must. Deep breath. Okay. Here it is. I’ve done the laundry. And not just once. I [...]
Monday, September 19, 2011
Am I the only one who gets teary eyed at Schoolhouse Rock? Seriously! Every time that Bill becomes a Law, I just want to weep in happiness for him. The pressure in not blogging very often is that when I finally do blog, I know you all think I’m going to have something interesting to [...]
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Ah, the first day of school. The little ones left. The not-so-little one bounded out the door, “By mom!” and I had to run to keep up with him. “Third grade is going to be cool!” he declared. The little-little one clung to my leg, sobbing, and had to be pried off by the principal [...]
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Me: So, what was today? The girl: My birthday. Me: How do you know? The girl: Because I got birthday presents. Me: You did? The girl: Yeah. Also my mommy told me. Me: How did you spend your birthday? The girl: I went raspberry picking. I played on a playground. I went out for lunch. [...]
It’s happened. My little, precious, smart, beautiful, wonderful girl. She’s changed. She’s grown. She’s… She’s… Arg!! I need to just spit it out. She’s… got stinky feet! Oh dear lord, that cute little thang is now a smelly force to be reckoned with. Seriously, you can detect her a room away. “Sorry!” she says, when [...]
Last night at dinner: Pie: What’s for dinner? Me: Do you just want your cupcake? Pie: Huh? Me: I’ll let you eat your cupcake for dinner. Pie: Um, well, I should probably have some protein first. It’s healthier that way. Me, shocked: Uh… Pie: And you should too. Make sure you have some protein—and calcium—before [...]
Go down, Pie Pie, way down to camp land, tell old, teacher, “I’m going to let my mommy go…” [Can you hear the tune? Because I can't get it out of my head.] It’s that Pie. She’s back to her old tricks again. The kids are doing the Summer Fun program at the local middle [...]
Boston is famous for its drivers. We even have a special term for them. They’re called Massholes. For me, personally, though, the word uttered most frequently while driving is “a$$wipe.” I don’t know where the word came from. I don’t know why I say it. I never use the term outside of my car. But [...]