Sophie is obsessed with the night. One of her first questions each morning: “What are we doing tonight?” Can we go out to dinner, will we see anyone special?How about a movie? A trip to Claire’s? And — always — can she sleep in our bed? Ray and I are pretty lenient with that (too […]
Last night, Sophie and I settled in on the couch for what I euphemistically call a “reading party.” Well, I settled in. Sophie was back and forth to her room for more books, finally deciding on Judy Blume’s “Then Again Maybe I Won’t,” begging for another round of Go Fish, scooting all over the place […]
I thought about writing here that I wish I still had a cassette player and tapes for it so I could make a mix tape, but that’s not true. To be honest, that was a real pain — ending the tape at just the right spot, making sure there was enough room, the occasional fail […]
Please pardon the dust! Girl in a Party Hat is sprucing up a bit — mostly on the technical side, I’ve decided to join the 21st century with an email subscription method and a couple others bells/whistles. It should all be ready to go soon. For now we’re Girl in a Party Hard Hat.
I got up too early yesterday morning. Stumbling around the kitchen, making coffee, I noticed something on the windowsill above the sink that gave me pause. Two terrarium refugees (because, as it turns out, I can’t even keep succulents alive) were watching me and while the plastic toys had been there for a while, they […]
As I might have mentioned earlier, I am not a big fan of National (fill in the blank) Day/Month/Year/Moment. This might be because as a journalist (particularly one who edits a food blog) I find myself bombarded constantly with PR requests to cover National Margarita Day by writing about a client’s tequila or to celebrate […]
When Sophie announced that each of the kids in her fifth grade class had been invited to attend parent/teacher conferences this fall, I knew we wouldn’t get much done at the meeting. She was so excited about this morning’s conference that I only had to remind her a half dozen times to get dressed, and […]
