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 [...]
Does anyone else remember Earth Shoes? They were hideous. Bulbous. Caramel colored and custom-made for Bilbo Baggins. The toe was higher than the heel. How this made you a friend of the Earth, I’m not sure. As I recall, my cousin Paul had a pair of Earth shoes in the 1970s, during his Jew-fro phase. Maybe it’s [...]
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 [...]
Car rides are where it’s at, when I need to have a meaningful chat with someone in my life. Many parents know this trick. To get your kid to open up, usher him or her to the automobile for some sort of longish errand, sit behind the wheel, pull off a complicated left turn, and throw [...]
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, [...]
A very exclusive Academy voted last night, choosing winners of Hollywood Awards. No, not the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Reynolds Academy of Cinema-Goers and Netflix Pickers. Chris, Ian, Hugh and I gathered in the kitchen to watch the big show. Malcolm is more interested in Facebook. We agreed that Steve and Alec were [...]
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 [...]
Clubs are an interesting cultural phenomenon, changing with the times. One of my grandmothers was a member of The Friendly Club, which got together mostly to eat. Another was a member of the Homemakers Club, which convened to discuss housekeeping and crafting tips. I would gladly join the first, but not the second. Luckily for [...]
