We’re at the halfway point for the LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge! To celebrate, I offer you this video. Nora is obviously the best helper in the world, but perhaps a career in the Dental Arts is not in her future? Disclosure: I received products from Johnson and Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Cheer Up, Dave!
February 13, 2013 By 7 Comments
Dad, as I’ve been trying to think of many ways to keep your spirits all bright n’ shiny during your carousel bouts with chemo (and because last night you gave me the “You really don’t need to be posting so many pictures of me” talk over the phone)…let’s compromise. Here are things guaranteed to make you cheerful as you start another round today: A picture that Nora collaged of you: So,
Sunday Night Funday Night.
February 11, 2013 By 3 Comments
Peej sure knows how to keep the excitement going ’round here. Last night, as we were prepping the gals for bedtime, he acknowledged that the left side of his face had gone completely numb- something that had been growing in intensity since the night before, along with painful ear pressure. (He had mentioned this when he got home on Saturday night, but me- awesome wife that I am- told him to
The Perfect Day (Doesn’t Exist).
February 7, 2013 By 4 Comments
“No, please, tell me more about your Plan For The Day.” Some mornings I wake up with A Plan. And I know exactly how the day will unfold: I’ll finally finish that scene. That one that’s kinda holding back the progress of this, the latest draft of twenty for this godforsaken play, and it will All Make Sense. (The success of this show, of course, will catapult me into crazy Financial Comfort. Because let’s be honest: I really don’t want {Read More}
Pancakes And Cancer Research And Lotsa Sugar.
February 6, 2013 By 5 Comments
Yesterday was Free Pancake Day at IHOP…which I love. And the whole shebang raises money for pediatric cancer research…which I also love. The “Pop Patch” makes an appearance at the IHOP!Nora wants me to get up outta her strawberry sauce. (Something I did not love was the fact that my already-crazed children decided to fall asleep on the drive over to IHOP. At 5:45pm.) Nora’s favorite
The LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge (And My Family’s Gigantic Teeth).
February 5, 2013 By 2 Comments
Here’s a well-known fact: this family has got some mouths. Rather largish ones. P.J. has been compared to the Flip Top Head guy for how wide he can open his jaw. Nora has been known to demolish a sandwich in three bites. And Susannah- though only possessing six teeth- shows a promising future in the Chompy Arts. As for me? Well, I’ve had braces twice. So not only do I have a big ol’ mouth, it’s
Winter Games. (For An Hour.)
February 4, 2013 By 10 Comments
On Saturday, we took the girls sledding. In case you’re curious, here’s what sledding in Chicago looks like. Careful, it’s pretty extreme. First, you bundle your offspring within an inch oftheir lives. It’s cool, they love this part. There are zero chair lifts. But that’s fine, it’s goodfor them to learn how to walk at a 10 degree angle uphill. There will be snowflake eating. (A
Give ‘Em Some Wigs And They’re Practically Barristers.
January 31, 2013 By 4 Comments
This is what happened the other day. Here is the story behind it. They were playing so nicely- so nicely- the kind of playing where they actually held hands and spun and sang made-up language songs and I felt- if only for a moment- that we were rather Von Trapp-ish. And in that moment, I decided to put away some laundry I had been folding. Specifically towels. Their destination
