“I like the nerdy one on the right!” I shouted to my friend Deborah, as I struggled to see past the crowd to the stage, avoiding the beer bottles rolling around our feet at the Vampire Weekend show last night at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona. “You know which one I like!” she shouted back, […]
As soon as we walked into Old Navy and I saw that there were no shopping carts, I knew it would be a short trip. It had already been a long day (note to self: Sophie’s still not ready to sit through a full-length feature film in the theater) and while I constantly battle the […]
Violet Beauregarde, eat your heart out. There’s a new gum champ in town. It happened in the middle of IKEA, Saturday afternoon. Annabelle blew her first bubble gum bubble. I was so proud. It hasn’t been a huge focus for her, but from time to time she’s asked me how to blow a bubble, and […]
Parenting a little girl (that’s all I know about, sorry boys) is such a balancing act, a constant system of checks and balances, and it changes constantly. TV is bad. Except for Baby Einstein. And the Wiggles and anything on public television, but definitely not Nick Jr. Well, OK, Spongebob once in a while, but […]
OK, I wrote about her: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-09-11/news/as-a-working-mom-with-a-child-with-down-syndrome-sarah-palin-makes-me/
Yesterday was a big deal. Sophie’s first day of ballet. For years now, friends have kindly murmured things meant to be nice — things like, “Maybe there’s something else Sophie can do for a hobby. She doesn’t have to do everything Annabelle does.” Ray told me I was ridiculous to push it. And I have […]
It’s hard to make out the writing, given the pale pink, but the above is Tabitha Fairchild’s new stationery — card on top, envelope with seal on the bottom. I think it turned out rather nicely, which is why I wanted to give a shout out to the etsy.com seller, lepapierdesigns.etsy.com, who made it for me. […]
This morning, Sophie discovered a new way to multi-task: Play the piano with your feet, and your hands are free to read a book. Gets a little noisy.
Yesterday, I volunteered in Annabelle’s classroom. Really, though, I was more of a visitor. An interloper. Special Agent Amy. (OK, too much “Harriet The Spy”.) Drama aside, there’s nothing like a little while in your kid’s classroom to tell you what’s what. For example, 20 minutes into my morning in Second Grade, I’d diagnosed every […]
I woke up this morning and realized I’m still hysterical, so I won’t write about Sarah Palin — not yet, maybe not ever. But I’ll dance around the edges. Last night I walked past our playroom (once the formal — ha! — dining room in our ramshackled but well-loved house) and realized it looks just […]
