The holiday season is officially upon us and so is the proverbial question that comes from our family members and loved ones: What can we get the boys for Hanukah? The question is seemingly innocuous and presumably thoughtful. Yet, every time it is asked, I feel incredibly burdened to come up with 1) something really [...]
When Dave put a ring on my finger some 15 1/2 years ago, it didn’t come up. Nor did it cross my mind when I found out I was pregnant with either brother. But for all you youngsters out there considering marriage or children please know that you will be faced with this debilitating question [...]
I scheduled my annual gynecologist appointment AND the brothers’ six month dental check up on my birthday because you can never have too much fun. It was as if a giant box filled with dread and discomfort was waiting for me as I opened my eyes on Monday morning, along with the blue birds and forest animals that [...]
I’m not sure how many times I have seen this quote written in beautiful calligraphy atop some stock photo of a sunset or a field of flowers. But if you add up all the office cubicles, powder room walls, coffee mugs and greeting cards which are adorned with this inspirational message, I would estimate the [...]
At some point on Tuesday morning as I was about to embark on my whirlwind trip to New York, Dave and I realized that he had an after school meeting that day, leaving our kids without adult supervision for over two hours. After pointing fingers at each other for not communicating working together to solve [...]
Those of you who know me best know of my ongoing tortuous quest to write a book. Yes, I am a total cliché in that I know I have the next great American novel in me. The only thing that separates me from all the other book author wannabes is that I have never written [...]
One of the many benefits of being a mother of brothers is the opportunity to, on occasion, eat unapologetically like a man. I hate to perpetuate a stereotype, but food has a gender. And there is definitely food associated with men and lack of food associated with women. Personally, I like Man Food better. It is [...]
Yesterday I went for my routine mammogram which on the spectrum of necessary evils ranks worse than the optometrist and dermatologist but better than the dentist and the gynecologist. It’s really not that torturous for me and my B-cups, although the technician shared with me that women who are completely flat-chested or those who are [...]
I’m fast asleep Sunday morning, engrossed in a weird dream about my senior high school prom when I feel a bony knee dig into the middle of my back. My eyes pop open to reality which comprises a face full of dog and back full of Noah, both intent on making a Sleeping Mom sandwich. [...]
I couldn’t decide last night whether to share my thoughts today on Noah’s potty mouth that he has inherited from yours truly or his inability to lift a finger when it’s time for housework. Both were such uplifting topics, I just couldn’t choose! So I sat at my computer grousing and surfing only to discover [...]
