Dom and I love to read together. Rather, I read while he flips the pages so quickly that I can’t keep up. Same difference. We check anywhere from 5 – 15 children’s books out of the library each week. We also have an extensive children’s...
Our church is having a community festival tomorrow. I somehow got put in charge of it. I actually know exactly how I ended up in charge of it, but I prefer to say “somehow” because it makes it seem more mysterious as if I somehow fell into...
I have borne a monster into this world. Not a terrible one, but one that has two distinct behaviors, angelic and demonic, that turn on a dime. One minute The Bees will be laughing and jolly playing with her Dad and then she sees me and collapses at my...
Now that summer is over, every retailer will soon be swapping out their Halloween items (which have been out since the Fourth of July) for their Christma…. I mean holiday… displays. Well, every retailer except those absurd Christmas ornament...
My daughter started kindergarten last week and she loves it. Loves it, loves it, loves it. She is a little girl who is simply made for school. She likes being with other kids, she likes adults, she has no qualms about being away from her family, she’s...
I am an organizing junkie. That is not to say that I am organized. It is more that I am convinced that the next organization gizmo, gadget, shelf, basket, or whatever will magically make all of my clutter disappear. I still haven’t learned that...
On Labor Day we went and did my absolutely favorite thing to do here in our nation’s capital. If you’re ever looking for the perfect day in DC (especially if you’ve go t friends or relatives coming into town) then follow this plan and...
We live two miles from the new Downtown Silver Spring. My husband and I used to live there back in the questionable, pre-renovation days. You know, the days when you had to step over a homeless person every ten feet and you were more likely to find food...
In my new life as mother and wife I’m really learning to adhere to the old “gift horse” adage. This morning The Bees gave me a big gift. We were looking at the greeting cards at Balducci's as we do every morning. She is particularly...
My son has been having some difficulty with his potty training…. excuse me potty “teaching.” As any current parent knows, potty training is what you do with a dog. Potty teaching is what you do with a child. For modern parents, using...
Have you fought the crush of mall shoppers yet? Invaded the big box retailer and stuffed your shopping cart? Made your list? Checked it twice? If you answered no to all of the above, then here’s your last warning: there are only five more shopping...
Parents live for baby snuggles. Holding a warm, sleeping baby is the ultimate connection…here is a little life that you helped to create…and it completes you. Curled together, the two of you create your own world. It is an escape from the...
The Bees has a Lovey. For those of you who are not familiar with this term, it is any item that is a source of comfort. Ours is a small square pink blanket with a bunny tucked into a pocket. The bunny has a rattle inside so that The Bees can root around...
Dom and I love to read together. Rather, I read while he flips the pages so quickly that I can’t keep up. Same difference. We check anywhere from 5 – 15 children’s books out of the library each week. We also have an extensive children’s...
Over the past week or so, I have been researching preschools for Dom for Fall ’09. He’ll be three then (and hopefully potty-trained). I’m doing this way in advance, but I’m the queen of organization. If I do research now, I won’t...