Yesterday afternoon there was a gypsy thunderstorm over my house. Gypsy because it didn’t stay long, only a few minutes, treating me to just a few quick flashes of light accompanied by a playful rumbling, and it was gone. It was almost a tease of what might be coming in the next few weeks, and [...]
If you asked me to name the personal quality of which I am most proud, I would probably say that people can count on me. I rarely miss the boat, drop the ball, or pass the buck. If I tell you that I am going to do something, it gets done without reminders or prods [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all the MoB readers who are celebrating on this glorious Wednesday. Sadly, I will not be among you. It’s not one of my holidays ,but I sort of wish it was. Being Jewish, I have definitely missed out on the whole “saints” thing. In the simplest form, and according to [...]
If I told you that today Noah will begin a two year odyssey of painful and uncomfortable cosmetic procedures costing thousands of dollars so that he will become a more attractive individual, you might wonder why Dave and I would endorse such a thing. Not only do we endorse it, we have saved money for [...]
Writing about parenting is hard work, and not because of the reasons you might think. Sure, there is the struggle to find the right words to capture the broad spectrum of universal feelings and experiences. We struggle with what to share and what to hold back. We dig deep into our souls to find the [...]
The glow of Monday’s inaugural rock concert is gone and sadly the last two days in our home have been somewhat contentious. They told me this day would come – the day when my sweet first born child would hit puberty and turn surly and sour for a few years, hopefully emerging into something resembling [...]
As your children get older, their “famous firsts” become fewer and far between; yet each milestone is far more memorable for them. My boys will never be able to recall the uncertainty of their first steps, the pain of their first tooth or the thrill in our eyes at their first poop on the potty. They will, [...]
Overheard between Noah and Chase this week: Did you ever notice that grandmothers are supposed to be all old and annoying with grey hair – and our grandmoms aren’t like that at all? Yeah. Seriously. Truer words have never been spoken. Today, Grammy turns 70 years old and I know she is a bit mortified [...]
On Monday I was chatting with my friend, colleague and fellow blogger Channa, (see TheCleanEatingBlog) about a weekend play date that had gone bad for her son G. According to Chan, her pint size guest incurred several infractions worthy of sanctions, but the unforgivable transgression was that he was mean to G’s little brother, E. [...]
There are certain professions that I believe are utterly benevolent. Unfortunately, mine isn’t one of them. On the benevolence scale, doctors and teachers score a 10; PR professionals are around a 3. When my kids ask me what I do, I tell them that I get people in the newspaper and give them suggestions on [...]
