Analyzing the joys and funny bits of parenting and the domestic life
For the first time in decades, I went out trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Of course, technically the kids trick-or-treated, but since I walked with them, knocked on the doors with them, said both trick-or-treat and thank you, I figure I earned a few of those candy bars. The kids have the bad luck to live [...]
Sleeping was a bit of an issue on our mini vacation. But sleep did happen – even if it often happened in the middle of the day and not at night, it still happened. The vacation was simple: a few nights away in a tiny rental cottage at a beach closer to our house than [...]
Attending the BlogHer conference in San Diego this year has reduced my brain to mush. I had the same issue last year after BlogHer ’10 in New York City, I found it really difficult to transition back into writing again. Instead of reinvigorating me, attending a blogging conference sucks all blogging mojo from me. It’s [...]
My sister and her husband stayed with us over Christmas and our time together was made up of a little bit of this and a little bit of that, all the while stuffing our faces with chocolate and cookies. Christmas 2010 was officially a massive nosh-fest, and while my kids don’t appear to have hit [...]
Last week, my husband and I ventured into unknown territory for us. We took the kids on their first plane ride. Thankfully, we all survived the flight there and back intact and with only a few tears. I may well be jinxing myself by posting this, since we are less than one month away from [...]
