So now’s when we start our Pittsfield/Boston wrap-up. In photos. Part 1. With very little description. Because I am oh-so lazy.
Summering As A Verb.
July 17, 2014 By 4 Comments
East Coast Travels, Volume One: In a nutshell, we’ve got cousins, concerts, old friends, new pals, flappin’ about in a pool, and loving on Mim and Pop. That’s a pretty big nutshell. See you next week, friends. You won’t be able to miss me. I’ll be the one weighing roughly a thousand pounds from all of this incredible food… …and face-planting into the pool because of all of these incredible (and incredibly energetic) children.
Leaving On A…Honda Odyssey.
July 10, 2014 By 10 Comments
Hey kids, Lemme tell ya, packing up your life for five weeks o’ travel is weird. And if that travel ends you up at your family’s homestead, it’s almost weirder. Here’s why: There’s a certain amount of STUFF that you (and I and Nora and Susannah and Jasper) are used to seeing and touching on a daily basis. And when you go home, there’s the knowledge that everything you’ll need is more or less there. Except for the stuff that more or less {Read More}
Sex Ed Scare Tactics (And Some Cute Baby Pictures).
February 24, 2014 By 20 Comments
I think I’m onto something. Forget outdated PSAs for sex ed. in our middle and high schools. Yes, yes, kids should know about respecting their bodies and prevention of diseases and all that…but if you want to really ensure that your kids will make smart choices? Show a video of a rest stop bathroom. And a parent attempting to corral a few whirling dervishes onto the potty. And then off of the potty. And- oh my God, don’t touch that. And {Read More}
Ramping Up To 2 (And A Recap).
September 30, 2013 By 5 Comments
Friends, we are entering Birthday Week for one Miss Susannah Zuzu Suzy Mae MonkeyGirl. And everyone knows that “2” is a mammoth birthday. Much bigger than “1.” Especially when one is about to turn “2.” This past weekend, little missypie Zu was lucky enough to celebrate with our Cincinnati family- which just so happens to include her godmother. I mean, REALLY. So there was cake. And cupcakes. And Winnie the Pooh figurines. And her Nat Nat made French-inspired sherbet pineapple desserts {Read More}
You Can Take The Mom Outta The Diaper Zone, But…
September 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday, I got to drive up to Green Lake, Wisconsin, and take part in a beyond-terrific bachelorette party. (Okay, technically the party started the night before- in Madison, at the bars n’ such- but out of respect to The Roo, I kept my pregnant self home until the lake house part of the festivities. And it was festive. Seriously. The gals were a great bunch, and we did all sorts of lake house-y things such as sit on a {Read More}
Cold Cereal Would’ve Been Faster.
July 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We were approaching hour six of the drive home yesterday- right around dinnertime. The girls had been good. SO good. They’d napped, read, played, and watched individual media like champions. I had also been good. (SO good.) I’d written and filed and emailed and kept my passenger seat comments to a minimum. (Hush up, P.J., I did. Ponder THAT.) So when we hit the city limits, Peej suggested we stop and pick up dinner to make that aspect of mealtime {Read More}
Five Ways A Roadtrip With Kids Is Just Like That One You Took In College.
December 20, 2012 By 4 Comments
Love and thoughts and honored memories: United Way Fund For Newtown, CT CeaseFire Newtown Facebook Memorial Fund *** Five Ways A Roadtrip With Kids Is Just Like That One You Took In College: Sleeping it off. 5) Someone is hungry. Again. That same person also has to pee with alarming frequency. 4) I’m sorry, what is this music we’re listening to? And I don’t care how good
