I stink. I mean this in the most literal of ways (and for you, Dawn, I’ll add, “and I don’t say ‘literal’ lightly!”). You walk into our lovely, more or less clean house, and breathe in the freshness. Then, as you make your way upstairs, you’ll notice this dank, disgusting smell. It was stuffy. And [...]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I announced to the kids on Monday morning, “Daddy’s going to be in London for a couple of days. It’s going to be just us.” Doodles replied, with eyes open wide, “You’re not going to be able to run!” I choose to believe that, when he said this, he meant, “Mom, I’m concerned for your [...]
Here I am. Me and my computer. Well, technically me and Adam’s computer. My computer seems to be on its last legs. Or RAMs. Or whatever the hell it is computers have. Once upon a time, I was a tech savvy person. Those days are gone. I know how to operate my iPhone. I know [...]
Ah, Patriots’ Day. The start of spring break. Five days. Me and my kids. At home. With four days of predicted rain. Fun all around! Actually, I love Patriots’ Day, as I attest every year. It’s like 4th of July, but with jackets and better parades. We started out the day at the marathon. This [...]
My life revolves around routines. It’s what keeps me sane and organized. It’s what allows me to bake hamantaschen in time to give to Pie’s teachers, to bake hallah every Friday, to take classes here and there, to volunteer at the kindergarten and synagogue. It’s what keeps me up-to-date on this blog and on my [...]
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 [...]
Sunday, December 21, 2008
It’s been a fun, crazy week, with time in Doodles’ classroom, Adam’s office party, which–surprisingly–was really fun, a Hanukkah singalong at Pie’s school (preschool mosh pit! That girl loves to dance!), a night of cooking class, playdates, and all sorts of holiday prep goodness, including lots of baking, crafting (and I’ve become addicted to craft [...]
The good news is, if I were a 55-year-old woman, I would have qualified for the Boston Marathon. The even better news is, I’m not a 55-year-old woman. Seriously, I ran a kick ass (or kick tushie, as we say in my house) race today. I did go out a little too fast. I did [...]
In lovely Lowell, MA, it’s going to be a lovely 54 degrees today–perfect marathoning weather! But at the moment, it’s a mere 34 degrees, which begs the age-old running question: shorts or tights? Wear shorts and I’ll freeze my ass off for the first hour. Wear tights and by the end I’m a sweaty mess. [...]
I’m just a week away from my race, which means I’m in full-on taper mode. Tapering is when you ease off the running in preparation for the race. I hate tapering. Hate, hate, hate. Tapering plays with your mind, makes you think you’re slow. It has you itching to go out for a good, long, [...]