There comes a point in your child’s development when having one of their friends over shifts for parents from a burden to a blessing. For my boys, at around age 7, a play date no longer meant that we had to entertain for two, invent or negotiate activities, or remind our young guests to use [...]
Last Thursday, I found myself sitting in a chair across from my Miriam, my hair stylist, chatting her up as she snipped away at Chase’s ridiculously long locks. It had gotten to the point when I could no longer see his eyes, and most of his nose, so there we were. As she moved around [...]
IT’S A GREEEEEATTTTTT MORNING FOR SKINNNNNNNY DIPPPPPPPPPPPPING!!!! I open one eye. The other one is still caked shut with sleep. My froggy voice can barely croak out, “What time is it?” The answer comes from directly below me: “5:25 a.m. I think. F–K” The raucous continues right outside the bedroom [...]
Tuesday night I was curled up on the sofa having gotten sucked into the evil vortex of Dance Moms when Dave came home from his beer dinner. I should have been packing for our imminent trip to Rhode Island to celebrate my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary but somehow I had not moved – and had [...]
I usually carve out at least 30 minutes to buy greeting cards for people who matter to me. I truly delight in finding the perfect card for family members and friends and such a commitment takes a creepy amount of time. This Father’s Day was no exception – except my selection took way longer than [...]
Last year we switched swim clubs. We left behind a perfectly lovely facility where most of our friends spent their summer afternoons to travel across town to a new club where we know virtually no one. And while our new swim club has a more robust snack bar (according to me) and a much better [...]
I have seen my future and in it I am wearing beige. It is always a bit disconcerting when you discover that the stereotypes which you have dismissed as pure folklore are rooted in actual truth. This was the case this past weekend when Noah attended his first official school dance with a date. In [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
