Last you heard, I was a hobbling one-woman vigilante. I’m pleased to report that my calf is almost fully functional again. In fact, it’s in a happy place: I was capable of taking a walk with my friend during the lovely weather yesterday (once I told her to slow down) but I’m not quite up … [Read more…]
Here are three photographs I took today, in reverse chronological order. First, the yogurt that I dropped with enough force that it broke the brand-new container, spilling yogurt as it skittered across the floor. Really, that one’s hardly even picture-worthy, except that it occurred shortly after this lunchtime shot: Why yes, that was my lunch … [Read more…]
We took a weekend trip to Philadelphia! For the last two years we’ve had magnificent spring breaks in France and Spain. This year, M’s enjoying a two-week vacation-and-exchange-trip to Spain with her school, and the rest of us. . . had no particular plan at all. So we decided that we needed some sort of … [Read more…]
I mentioned yesterday that I was working on a new recipe, and I’m so happy with it that I feel the need to share it immediately. It’s from one of our favorite cookbooks (which I’ve mentioned before), Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless. Here’s why I got so excited about this recipe. First, it’s delicious. Second, … [Read more…]
Our sweet M is exploring Spain! From what I can tell, she seems to be having a wonderful time and thoroughly exhausting herself. We’ve received several lovely photos of her smiling with her friends, and I continue to be fiendishly jealous, especially since I was fortunate enough to travel to Europe with high school friends, … [Read more…]
Beyond the thunderstorm we had today, M has been showered with all sorts of good fortune and swag this week. On Saturday, she and her relay teammates won their race at a track meet, and the whole team won the track meet, which means she came home with a t-shirt labeled “CHAMPION” and a couple … [Read more…]
Guess where I am right now? In the waiting room at the orthodontist’s office while J gets her braces off! Whoop, whoop! — Okay, well I started in the waiting room. But then J came out while they were creating her retainers and we had to analyze the dresses in People magazine instead. We agreed … [Read more…]
I interrupted my general family updates with two big ol’ rants about college admissions, and in between I’ve started to write other posts, but we’ve been running ourselves a little ragged at our house. In the last post before I started ranting about college admissions, I mentioned that the kittens are a delight while the … [Read more…]
I was talking about how I notice a great deal of crazy-pants escalation and inequity in sports, so I’m going to illustrate this with our experiences with the girls’ sports: gymnastics, soccer, volleyball, & track. And this is way too long-winded, so I’ve tried to divide it up so you can skim to whatever seems … [Read more…]
Of course I’m thinking about the college admissions bribery scandal. I have two daughters, both great students and competitive athletes who are already thinking about college. M is a junior and she’s compiled a list of “maybe” colleges after our visits over the summer (remember them?), and J is only in eighth grade, but she’s … [Read more…]
