I just had the chance to spend 11 days in France with my family. We drank wine and Coke Light (warmish). We ate fresh bread, and cheese, and more cheese, and chocolate, and Nutella…and some weird spread made of cookies that was strangely delicious. We walked, we (mostly kids) swam, we (mostly me) got horribly […]
Today we celebrated the first of a string of events to commemorate the birth of my son. His birthday falls in the sweet spot of end-of-school, start-of-summer, spring-fever, good weather celebration season. His “big present” is a new bike. His friends gave him water guns and things to throw outside. He has his pick of […]
I have recently diagnosed myself with a rare, (I don’t know actually, maybe it isn’t all that rare) seldom discussed illness. Probably incurable. Flares up around this time of year (actually there are different varieties that flare up at different times of the year.) What is it, you ask? (Thank you for your concern.) Nope, […]
I need a pony. Just a small one. And probably just temporarily. But right at this moment, a pony would be just the thing. Because I am in desperate need of good news to tell my children. News that will make children jump up and down and scream with joy. News like – Here’s your […]
I always swore that was a piece of parenting advice that needed to be passed down somehow. This is both one of those things-I-never-thought-I’d-need-to-say and one of those how-the-heck-didn’t-they-know things. Clearly you’ll need the full story to know why I am bestowing this particular tidbit of wisdom upon you. Journey with me back about 8 […]
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