Turns out, it was the year of the unrecognized costume. Ray got home late tonight. “Hey, get your fox costume on!” I said. I was already in my Felicity Fox get-up. “Oh, I thought I’d wear the Spiderman costume from last year,” Ray said. “The Fantastic Mr. Fox shirt is in the laundry.” “No unitard!” […]
I never dress up at Halloween. Never. I think the last time I dressed up for Halloween I was in the fourth grade. But this year I couldn’t resist — I got the idea to be Felicity Fox from Fantastic Mr. Fox a couple months ago, and I couldn’t get it out of my head. […]
Typically in our family, we reserve our “Things We Love” lists for Big Birthdays, so I figured our beloved friend and sitter Courtney would get hers next year when she turns 25. Sophie had other plans. She just dictated her list of 24 things she loves about Courtney. I was asked to insert a few, […]
I stopped at Safeway on the way to work this morning for a bag of rice — the universal sign for “Why yes, I dropped my phone in water.” It was a quick dip, so I’m hopeful. Also, to be honest, a little grateful. It’s been a peaceful morning. Maybe we should all give peace a […]
The other day, my mother announced that Annabelle had recently announced to her that Annabelle’s glad we don’t make her go to temple because she doesn’t believe in any of that stuff — at all — and I knew that the window had definitely shut. Aside from a little guilt, I’m fine with that. I remember the […]
“Oh, one more thing,” I said, wrapping up a phone call with a young friend from work this afternoon. “You have GOT to go see Dolphin Tale. Promise me you will. It’s amazing. I just saw it.” Was that a snicker I heard on the other end of the phone? “Um, yeah, sure,” she said, […]
“Sophie’s being a real ballbuster today,” I confided in my mom on the phone yesterday morning — in what I thought was a low tone, masked by the car radio. “No, your daughter’s the ballbuster!” Sophie fired from the back seat, making sure she said it loudly enough for her grandmother to hear. I cracked […]
If Annabelle remembers anything about the fifth grade, I hope it’s the bright red wig I bought her one Friday after school. I wouldn’t typically indulge one of my kids like that (have you bought a wig lately?! expensive!) but she’d been asking for weeks — said she needed it desperately to complete her Halloween […]
Look what Sophie did — all by herself. OK, she did have some guidance from her amazing physical therapist, but really, I’m told, she did all the stitching on her own. “M” for Mommy. (Sorry — Hipstamatic washed out the purple M a bit.) She also did an “S” for Sophie and has plans for “A” (Annabelle) […]
Last night, as I was cleaning up and getting ready to turn out the kitchen lights before bed (which makes my kitchen sound much tidier than it is), I noticed a sheet of paper on the table. Sophie had asked me earlier how to spell “this” but I wasn’t really paying attention. The writing is […]
