We ended the year the best way I can imagine — with a playdate. Not just any playdate, but Sophie’s very first bonafide Mom-drops-you-off-and-you-stay-by-yourself-at-your-friend’s-house playdate. I approached it with my typical trepidation. Sarah had come to our house several times, and we’d been to her house — together — for the first time just the day […]

My husband discovered WalMart this year, which means that now, post-Christmas, there’s a lot of cheap plastic in the house (all given with great love; he was excited to shower the girls with gifts) but Santa brought a few notable items, as well. Annabelle received ZhuZhu pets (again, procured by Ray, who was smart enough to spot […]

Not only is she a wonderful nanny — brimming with knowledge from special ed classes and a terrific spirit — she’s super creative. So it was hard to figure out how to celebrate Courtney, who celebrates her 22nd birthday today. An afternoon with Sophie isn’t a bad start (though for the record I did offer […]

I can’t sleep. Yesterday morning was pretty typical — we scurried to get ready, scurried out the door, scurried out of the car into backpacks and lunch boxes and over the crosswalk to school. When Sophie, Annabelle and I arrived, it was the typical rush of teachers opening doors in the carpool lane (it always […]