Tweet This is the first picture of Esther that I posted on my blog nearly five years ago. Five years ago, my three year old Esther loved dressing up in tutus and playing with toys. My Esther is eight today, and I’m happy to say that tutus and toys still occupy a big space in…
Tweet Esther runs down the sidewalk towards me. Her ‘just off the bus’ look – disheveled braids, peanut butter dried on the side of her mouth, an off-center headband, a backpack sitting low and heavy off one shoulder, her skirt slightly turned to the side, the side-seam now showing in the front, worn-at-the-knees bright pink…
Tweet I asked Eloise for a hug goodbye when I dropped her at a slumber party last night. I asked her for this hug especially because when she wakes up, not in our home, on December 2nd today and turns 10, well I won’t be there to hug her and tell her happy birthday. She…
Tweet Pssst… I have a secret to tell you. If you have older kids and their younger sibling is having a birthday soon….. DO NOT LET THEM HELP PLAN THE PARTY. I happen to ask them what Astrid would like for her birthday….and they casually mentioned that she would love a Pillow Racer…
Tweet I’ll never forget what my mom said to me when I told her that I was pregnant with Astrid “Oh my word that is funny – just think – when I was 39 both you are your brother were out of the house already and here you are at 40 and just having a…
Tweet Astrid turned three like a gazillion years ago(okay maybe just two weeks ago which is like a gazillion years in blog years) and just yesterday my mother and Mark both yelled at me for not yet posting pictures of her party. So here goes. I know – pins and needles, right? Astrid requested a…
Tweet May is busy. Every May I wonder how we will get through it all. If you don’t have school age kids yet, you might be wondering what I am talking about…so oh just wait. May is December on steroids. But it’s a good busy. The busy May is full of happy things –…
Tweet 1. Rent out one of the oldest alleys in your town. 2. Husband realizes that his old alley doesn’t have computerized scoring. Has no idea how to score bowling. Oh those snobby New Englanders who attended the opera whilst us hearty Midwesterners were either getting lucky in the back of an Oldsmobile or bowling….
Tweet Esther came into this world very suddenly. The last thing I remember before her birth was yelling at my doctor that I WILL HAVE THIS CHILD NATURALLY and my doctor yelling back to me IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A CHILD AT ALL YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME. And with a quick IV and…
Tweet There was a time that I chronicled every month of Astrid’s young life. Some of my favorites are here and here. I cannot believe how bald that child was. (awesomely exposed snow picture with no editing.ahem.if I do say so myself) And since monthly updates now seem ridiculous I thought it was okay just…
Tweet We were with family this past weekend and my sweet aunts were saying “it’s your birthday this week…how old are you going to be again?” And I said “43″ and then my 18 year old cousin said “oh god, I don’t ever want to be that old” to which we all answered “it’s better…
Tweet It’s my birthday tomorrow. I’m giving you notice so you can skip work and/or housewife type duties today and go buy me a present stat. You’re welcome. In honor of my birthday, I am also guest posting at my dear and gorgeous friend’s Cheryl’s place today. (Aren’t we cute together) I talk…
Tweet The weather is a welcome treat this week. Warm and little snow. 25 and we go outside easily without coats. Hats and mittens are yet to come out. In 2002 the first week of December brought below zero temperatures. Everyone who visited us during those five days in the hospital came in with…
Tweet I never imagined having children. Sometimes I think that maybe I never did have them – maybe they had me because they are truly the right kids at the right time and they teach me something everyday. Who sent these beings to me? Do I owe you any money? But when I first found…
Tweet Our twin terrors cats turned one on Monday. I am not sure if normal people have parties for their cats, but moms who love wine of small children LOVE to throw lavish parties for the felines in their life. Our Donut cat’s birthday is a prime example of feline birthday merriment. Turns out … …
Tweet Today I am honored to have a guest post from a woman that I hope one day will take a long run with me, sit down to a glass of wine, discuss Shaun Cassidy songs and Brady Bunch trivia, and perhaps this year share some birthday cake with me for our 43rd birthdays. …
Tweet 9/29 Post update: Thank you all for entering – and the winner is… Congrats Michelle – I just emailed you! +++++++ I am not an organized person. There, I said it. I used to be. I used to keep dates, appointments, birthdays, tasks, assignments, telephone numbers and just life in general…
