The Leukemia Society has been trying desperately to get in touch with me. I know this because they have called me every day for the last week. Their name pops up on caller ID and I let the call go to voicemail. I have nothing against the Leukemia Society. They do excellent work but I [...]
It’s Saturday morning and Noah and I have to run to the bookstore to pick up a gift for a friend. I hop in the car; he hops in the passenger seat… with his Nintendo DS and turns it on. Me: Put that thing back in the house. Noah: Why? Me: It’s an eight minute [...]
In the criminal justice system, petty theft in suburbia pales in comparison to the truly heinous crimes which we see on the cable news networks each night. Knowing that the punk perpetrators are likely never to be caught, families often take matters into their own hands. These are their stories. Bing! Bing! The crime: On [...]
A confession: My boys spend too much goddamn time staring at screens as their primary form of entertainment. DS… Wii… Runescape… Facebook… Guitar Hero. This list is long. As parents, Dave and I do our best to ask them to turn the equipment off when we notice that their eyeballs are bleeding. And we remain [...]
If you tuned in last Thursday, you know that this weekend Dave and I attended our 20thclass reunion at Penn. My biggest takeaway: As we age, we become more true to ourselves. Each year, we shed additional layers of pettiness, insincerity and façade, making the reunion process more efficient and enjoyable all around. We don’t [...]
Today I am hopping on the Momalom bandwagon and participating in Five for Ten where a group of bloggers write about similar subjects for 10 days. I am a little late to the game and I hope they will forigve me but the quality of the bloggers who are writing is just too high not to want [...]
The month of May brings with it an endless stream of field trips, art shows, school celebrations and music recitals. Last night we were treated to Chase’s Spring Band Concert. Tonight, we will enjoy Noah’s Band and Chorus Extravaganza. I am extremely relieved that I am in town all week and will not miss a moment [...]
Yesterday Noah went on a field trip to New York City. The Big Apple. The City the Never Sleeps. The Top Terrorist Target in the Country. Did I say that out loud? You bet I did. I was already primed to be a little wigged out. Months ago when they were asking for chaperones, I [...]
In back of junk drawer, discover gift certificate for one hour massage from last year’s Mother’s Day. Realize that it is almost this year’s Mother’s Day. Call spa to make an appointment. When asked if you prefer a man or woman therapist, think quickly. Will it be awkward to have a strange man rubbing your [...]
It didn’t matter that it was late. Or cold. Or that Dave wasn’t home. Or that I am completely stressed with work. Or that I had one kid with mouth of pulled teeth and another with mouth of painful metal. Or that we were all recovering from the Mommy meltdown that had been building for about [...]
