My husband gets very upset when I refer to Thanksgiving as Black Friday Eve, which is only a week away. But bargain-shopping is both my hobby and my sport, so my reverence for this important day of preparation is understood. Coupons, promo codes, consignment sales, clearance racks, yard sales…this is the sustenance of my being. Plotting and […]
The Party House
Over the weekend, my BIL commented while entering our house, “I feel like I’m in Party City.” At first, I thought he was saying this b/c of the four balloons that were floating in our living room (dropped off as a gift for my son). I then realized that the general level of stimulation in […]
Obsessed with Girly Stuff
I was going to have all boys. I had all the stuff, the seasons lined up perfectly for the clothing sizes–this one was going to be in the bag. Then the ultrasound revealed God had a different plan…In general, I am a fan of anything that can help me plan and organize my life (b/c […]
Midnight Free-play
So we finally get our baby to sleep through the night and now our poor son is “enjoying” a lot of those magical middle of the night hours. After months of sleeplessness, one’s mind can start to go to scary places. There is the obvious insomniac run-through of everything that needs to be done the […]
Betty Draper
I love her. I’m obsessed with her. I want to be her. I say this, only having watched the first season of Mad Men. My husband and I only recently, after cutting delivery of DVDs to our home (seriously, what is up with this new Netflix pricing?!), discovered this treasure. Therefore if she commits some egregious […]
Getting Handsy
My daughter just discovered her hands recently. Where did these wonderful things come from?! And how did they just appear out of nowhere?! The things are awesome. They can grasp things and move stuff. And in some crazy way that hasn’t yet been fully figured it out, it would seem that they can actually be […]
We Need a Dustbuster
My son received a gift of red Moon Dough yesterday. Thinking this would be an excellent tactile distraction for him, I eagerly opened the pack and gave it to him. (This is the point where my wisdom as a mother seriously comes into question). Within approximately 2 seconds, my son, the couch and our carpet […]
Getting Hits Internationally
Who are you guys in Russia reading my blog?? And how am I so honored to have your audience?! This is wonderful–it makes me feel incredibly cool and very “global”. In general, I am a HUGE fan of anything you can do to make yourself seem/feel more exotic. This is a tremendous self-esteem booster, which […]
The Battery War
My husband hates battery-powered toys. In our house, this results in very few toys that require batteries actually having batteries in them. In general, I am opposed to extraneous noise. I am also a fan of all the blah-blah junk about children using their imaginations, so this is largely okay with me too. But somethings […]
A Sanitary Situation
Many of you have wondered how we are managing are son’s diapering needs–a legitimate question. First, we stick a sanitary napkin to a size 1 diaper and then jam it in along the edges of the cut-out in his cast. Then we cover the entire thing with a size 4 or 5 diaper. Ideally, we […]
