My most vivid Christmas memories are from a day when my Dad took my little sister and me to New York City. The day comes back to me like one of those movie montages set to music, one heartwarming scene after another. Ice skating at Rockefeller Center, a carriage ride around Central Park, ice cream … [Read more…]
Good news! J’s graduating from her upper palate expansion program! J’s still expanding her lower palate, but her orthodontist told her that she’s all done up top. In fact, he suggested that she might want to use that upper expander-retainer thingy for something else. I think he was just kidding, but. . . . . … [Read more…]
I am not on top of this holiday season. Wait, do I say this every year? I don’t think I’m usually this far below my own expectations. And here’s the thing: I’ve lowered my expectations. Like, significantly. In years past, I’ve organized a neighborhood Christmas caroling party, I’ve hosted what I called Crafty Girl Parties, … [Read more…]
J’s first gymnastics meet of the season was today, and it was at the same Y as our first meet ever just last year. If you don’t remember, that meet ended with an excruciating awards ceremony in which my child sat hopefully and listened as many, many, many children’s names were called to receive the … [Read more…]
The fantastic thing about buying into the stupid, terrible Elf on a Shelf thing (or having your child buy into it for you) is that you can wake up and, first thing in the morning, realize that you have Failed As A Parent again. That was my morning. I woke up and headed downstairs and … [Read more…]
Parenting the girls this afternoon was a bit of roller coaster. We’d had a busy weekend traveling and visiting family, and we arrived home a little after midnight last night. The girls powered through the school day, but things got a bit delicate after that. But they were awfully cute, too. Shortly after both girls … [Read more…]
How’s everybody’s post-Thanksgiving weekend? I almost avoided shopping altogether, except when M jumped on the computer because she was psychically aware of the sales available, and so one order was made to Aeropostale. Because, hello, $11 jeans. In fact, she picked a few things that she was going to buy for herself, and she was … [Read more…]
Happy Thanksgiving! For the record, Cute W’s turkey was a triumph: Cooked in an hour and 45 minutes, the juiciest turkey I’ve ever eaten and scrumptious gravy. He so rocks. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and/or Thanksgivukah. Um, what else? Grandma and Grandpa took us to see Frozen yesterday (watch out–the official site … [Read more…]
Too sleepy to write. The turkey appears to be thawed. Here are some links that I’ve been collecting. Do Try This At Home offers up 100 outdoor family adventures. H/T to Geekmom. Kristi had an ARA (“A reader asks”) on if expecting parents should hire a doula. Spoiler alert: hell yeah. All Over Albany’s crowd-sourced … [Read more…]
I’m one of six children, so I’m used to a crowd at meals. Growing up, our house was loud enough that it was overwhelming for some kids. I remember one time when my little brother’s friend, an only child, was invited to dinner, and we were having a perfectly normal meal with everyone acting naturally … [Read more…]
