Tweet There are a few snapshots that just live in my brain from moments in my life. They are the ones that no one could and would think to capture with film, but moments that are more vivid in color, clarity and memories than any photographs that I own. Not all of those snapshots…
Tweet I have many worries for my daughters – will they be good people, will they help others, will they do well in school, will they never live in my basement, will they have a good haircut that matches their face, and of course will they please never wear capri pants. You know, the typical…
Tweet Eloise got her braces off yesterday. These were her phase one braces that stayed on for six months. She now has a retainer and then will get her phase two braces around age 13 or so when she has all of her adult teeth. Phase one basically expanded her mouth so her teeth would…
Tweet I’m going to take five minutes to write this post. I know I have five minutes maybe because Astrid is asleep again thank god, Esther is still in bed, Eloise is eating two waffles and drinking a glass of milk, and the cat that is sick or something(did I mention this) just threw up…
Tweet This is just going to be quick post. It isn’t the post I was suppose to write that was sort of ‘due’ this week and has been weighing on me because it takes time and work to sit down and do those kind of posts. And frankly that is not what this week has…
Tweet Eloise hosted her first ever slumber party this weekend. If you follow me on twitter or facebook you already knew this because I was fretting about it for several weeks before the big event. I was fretting for a few reasons like I don’t do crowds well, I don’t do loud noises well, I…
Tweet It’s been five months since Eloise had her braces ‘installed.’ She used to laugh when I said that, but now she just rolls her eyes and walks away from me quickly. Sometimes I do believe she’s afraid my humor is contagious and she would truly hate to catch that. You know how those tweens…
Tweet Eloise was two and a half when she moved out of her crib. This week she is 10 and I’m going to tell you a little secret and please don’t tell her that I told you this…but she won’t get out of bed without permission. Do you want to know why? Because on that…
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 The thing the puzzles me the most about parenting is all of the things we do that we would never do if we were not parents. Like going to the zoo. Would I go to the zoo if I didn’t have kids. Never. Or the playground. Adults without kids at playgrounds are weird and…
Tweet We were at book club this weekend and as we were making the slow walk to the foyer, you know to gather boots and coats and discuss our next meeting details and say our goodbyes, we all called to our kids who were using the last 15 minutes of the meeting wisely by running…
Tweet It’s come to my attention that based upon my last post you might just think that tween girls are all attitude having, bad fashion wearing, top 40 music listening, hormonal mall rats. And I’d like to correct this assumption. I mean yes they do fit those stereotypes well at certain points of…
Tweet Esther was late coming out of school today. Cars were leaving one by one by one. The walkers were gone. The bike rack empty and still no Esther. Esther my early bird. I was just moments away from going in or sending Eloise in or all going in because it was starting to feel…
Tweet I wrote a post last Spring about why I let my 9 year old daughter read The Hunger Games. Since that time she has reread the trilogy three times. And yet she still has no violent urges…just the need to read 24 hours a day, because besides reading that trilogy over and over and…
Tweet Dear Lifetime, A few weeks ago we were enjoying another episode of Dance Moms. It was the same every Tuesday night. The girls and I would sit in the family room watching the antics of Abby Lee and her Dance Moms act like 6 year olds in front of their incredibly talented children…
Tweet ***** I had to work yesterday, and what I do for work involves doing nothing but focusing on this work from 4am until midnight on that day I work. I work six of these days each year. Yesterday was one of those days – and by doing nothing but this work for that…
Tweet So I already mentioned that Eloise got braces and an expander last week. I’m now officially nominating her for “Tween in a dramatic role” for the next Academy Awards. (Eloise’s new school shoes) Today, on day seven of ‘The Expander Era” (because I have a feeling that this era will feel slightly longer…
