If you don’t live in metro Phoenix, this won’t be of much interest. And even if you do, it may be of no interest whatsoever. But in the interest of, well, shameless self-promotion, I’ll tell you that I will be teaching and co-teaching some writing workshops in July — one at Changing Hands Bookstore, the [...]
There is nothing worse than a friend who has vowed not to shop for the entire year. Unless it’s two friends who have vowed not to shop for the entire year. Consider my good friends Robrt and Todd. The other day, Todd sent me an email. Subject line: This is not a Hobby Lobby Coupon… [...]
It finally happened. Sophie has a loose tooth. Two, actually. Both her top front teeth are loose. She was so excited when I point this out that she did that thing where her whole body vibrates, and all day long, she grabbed people’s hands and tried to shove them in her mouth to wiggle the evidence. [...]
On my to-do list these days, among other things: 1. Amass a pile of summer books (with the goal of actually reading something longer than a blog post by August). 2. Plan Annabelle’s birthday party. Oddly, the two have intersected. At the top of my summer reading list is a book I keep seeing mentioned in [...]
We are going through some serious cousin withdrawal in our house. Our little fam flew to Denver this past weekend to spend a few days with my sister and her crew. Above is a rare species, the youngest cousin, Sam: The only blonde my sister’s had (her other two have their father’s dark hair) and the [...]
I snapped a quick photo of Sophie this morning at dance camp, thinking, “How cute!” But then I took a good look at it and changed my mind. I thought, “Oh no, not again.” I thought I was over this — but apparently not. If I was fastidious about categorizing blog posts, as I know [...]
Like a lot of kids, Sophie doesn’t do so well with transitions. And she had a great time in First Grade. But I’m not worried about summer. Not this one, anyway. This is the Summer of Courtney. Of “Courtney Love,” I’m calling it. Look at the two of them on their first morning together. Sophie [...]
