Last Thursday I took Phoebe to the pediatrician with what I thought was a nasty case of poison ivy. Traditionally, we spend Memorial Day weekend down the shore with my family. I felt confident that the good doctor would hook me up with some ointment and antihistamines and I would leave the rest up to [...]
In honor of the Memorial Day sales occurring today, we are pleased to welcome back Stef as our guest blogger who offers a response to Emily’s post last week on How to Shop with Boys: Begin by hearing the dreaded words “Moooooommmmmmmm I neeeeeeed new shoooortssss.” This is often the prelude to what is [...]
I recently threw my back out for the first time, marking my maiden voyage to the chiropractor. Right before she put me in a headlock adjusted me, the doctor reviewed my scans and announced: “Jessica, you are a mess- a big walking back spasm.” Ouch. This sounded vaguely like an insult….kind of like getting called [...]
Begin to notice that while both sons have enough t-shirts to last them until college, their wardrobe is lacking considerably in the shorts department. Specifically, take note of the tighter and shorter fit around their legs. Casually ask them if they have noticed or care that things are a little snug. When they stare blankly [...]
For Mother’s Day, I bought my mom a copy of Anna Quindlen’s new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake. Then I forced coerced her into coming with me to the author’s book signing in Talbot’s at the King of Prussia Mall. I am a little star struck when it comes to my favorite writers. On [...]
The following was inspired by the hours spent in front of the Mother’s Day greeting cards, trying to find that perfect sentiment for the mothers in our lives. Despite the thousand of cards available for a wide variety of “moms”, there was one card type that was clearly missing. So I wrote it myself. This [...]
Monday was Emma’s kindergarten field trip to Milky Way Farm, for which I had volunteered as a chaperone. About a week before the trip, we received an email from the teacher: “You must have your child abuse clearance and criminal background check on file in order to chaperone the trip. No exceptions. Please call Barb [...]
Recently, friends of ours gave their teenage son some souvenir money to enjoy on a class field trip. It wasn’t a huge amount of cash – about $30 or so – and within range of the suggested guidelines from the school. By all accounts, the kid had a great time which he reported to his [...]
I didn’t know what to write about this week.Well, that’s not entirely true…I did know what to write about, but I didn’t WANT to write about it. So I went into avoidance mode and started grasping for replacement topics. I inspected my surroundings for clues: “This is a nice pen. Maybe I could write about [...]
