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I am a wife, mother, and attorney, but not always in that order. I am also phenomenally indecisive, except when it comes to my husband, the Mister, and our boys--they are an easy commitment to make, and I write about them often. I devote the rest of
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We Tried
It’s always the pictures that have a million things wrong with them that turn out being perfect with all their imperfections. It’s not the Christmas picture we were hoping for, but there you go. ...
Doing What Mommy Bloggers Do
Hello. Allow me to frantically put up some random pictures of children doing cute! things! so we can end my cyber humiliation in the preceding post. Yes? Look! It’s like King Arthur and the legend of the Sword in the Stone except the swor...
What We Did Today
Mikey didn’t have school today, so I was determined to make it fun for him. Unfortunately, all the museums were closed. We improvised. We baked the Versunkener Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake) from The Joy of Vegan Baking. {The way Nico c...
The History of a Young Family in an Olive Oil Cruet
Until today, I had no idea an olive oil cruet could hold such meaning. This is my favorite corner in my kitchen, and it came around by accident. It started with the vintage pictures of Buenos Aires I received two weeks ago. Then, last week, I b...
The Weekend in Review
On Friday I spent most of the day in a panic thinking Mikey’s blister was a cold sore. I was confident he had a case of herpes like some scraggly Parisian street urchin from the 18th century. Luckily, I was wrong–just a water blister...
Gabrielle Paige
My brother and sister-in-law were busy this weekend. Gabrielle Paige 1:08 pm 7 lbs, 4 oz 19 inches long and countless, countless, rolls ...
The Male Patient
The Friday night of Labor Day weekend Mikey came down with a cold. At his age a cold shouldn’t be much trouble, but Mikey isn’t one to do anything average, and that includes rhinitis. First, we have the fevers. Mikey runs fevers so ...
Skipping Fall
There is massive fall hysteria going on right now. People are writing about it online, walking around in long sleeved shirts in 100+ degree weather, and staring up at tree leaves, willing them to change colors and drop. Our house, on the other ...
Tongue in Cheek: How to Hide Your Double Chin
Some people long for wealth. Or fame. Or true, everlasting love. I just want to face a camera head on without fear of double chins. Granted, even thin people have double chins. My best friend was once married to a man with a chin so weak th...
He Likes Them Apples
Something tells me that I wouldn’t be shaped like an eggplant if I went through this much trouble to eat apples. p.s. This was his third apple in less than an hour. He was mad at me because I refused to give it to him another one, so he went...
The End of the Season
Well, I’m done. All that hand wringing and stress is over with. In celebration, today I am light headed and have a migraine. Oh, and I’m recuperating from Shingles, which I had the honor of contracting 2 weeks ago. What can I say?...
Breakfast in Bed
Now that The Mister is back at work, Mikey often complains that he misses their early morning breakfasts. So do I (mainly because it meant I wasn’t making them), and one night after dinner I casually mentioned to The Mister how making breakfa...
The State of All Things Normal
This week my mom called me to ask if I was still writing my blog. I told her yes, and gave her the address. The next day she called me in a downright chipper mood to tell me she was very proud of me. I was not so shocked that I couldn’t a...
Page Museum: La Brea Tar Pits
The Mister started a new job last Monday. The pay is awful, but it is a job! We are still unsure of the commission, which is funny to us that such an enormous detail remains unclear. But, that is the difference between working for the largest pha...
Thrifty Thursday
The Mister and I decided to leave our cave and take advantage of his extended vacation by making a quick trip to the thrift store. To be honest, this was my first trip that did not involve the procurement of horribly out of fashion clothing for a t...
Go, Go, Go!
I decided to honor my love for Backyardigan’s music by buying “their” Born to Play CD. I didn’t even lie to myself and say it was strictly for the boys. I did tell them I was buying them something they would love, hoping years...
The Impossibility of Being Perfect
I am back from a meeting in which I discussed with several females attorneys a plan to get me licensed and active within the community. I’ve been nervous about this meeting since the day I scheduled it; the day the Mister was laid off. I̵...
Chutes and Ladders
Maybe life really is just a game. There are ups and downs. And times when you feel like you are just spinning in circles. You strategize. Reflect. And make your move. Then you pelt the unsuspecting camera woman with board game pieces so that th...
Things I Hope to Never Forget | Crackers Before Smiles
I can’t get this picture out of my mind. I keep returning to it, in all it’s imperfect glory. Their hair is a mess. The clothes are faded play clothes suitable for what they were doing–playing in dirt. Their smiles, endearing b...
Out of Town Guests
One of the things I love about Argentina is the way they package store purchases. No matter what you buy, each item is individually wrapped. Many stores have their own special paper, and most come with a sweet little store label. Nothing fancy, bu...
The “Christmas Light Smack Down,” and other weekend events.
When we first moved into our new house, we were still alternating Christmases with our families. One year we would spend it with the Mister’s family, and the next year we would spend it in Lake Tahoe with my family. Our first year in our Litt...
Advent
As a child, my mom would buy me and my brothers chocolate Advent calendars in anticipation of Christmas. Unfortunately, the tradition quickly died after one too many years of us eating all the chocolates far in advance of Christmas day. Stupid temp...
Thank you!
Thank you all so much for the happy birthday wishes. They worked, because it went down as one of the best birthdays of my life. The day was truly magnificent and I didn’t want it to end! Since then I have an overwhelming feeling that this wi...
Finishing touches: Children and Independence
Pretty soon most kids will want to do things on their own, and from that they achieve an incredible sense of accomplishment and pride. Whenever Mikey wants to do something on his own, like pick out his clothing, make his own snack, or buckle himself...
Finishing touches: Children and Independence
Pretty soon most kids will want to do things on their own, and from that they achieve an incredible sense of accomplishment and pride. Whenever Mikey wants to do something on his own, like pick out his clothing, make his own snack, or buckle himself...
Soccer Party
The season is officially over. We had Mikey's soccer party tonight at Straw Hat Pizza, where pretty much every child has celebrated the end of season at least once in their life. The allure, of course, is the oodles of video and arcade games. Th...
Pity Party: Walk Ins Welcome
I've lost count of the number of times I've watched the video I posted yesterday. Aside from truly enjoying the message, the video has helped me put into perspective a challenging few days. I do not have a Brady Bunch family, I do not coffers brimm...
Happy Hallow...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Oh, my. Is it really only 8:00 pm? I thought for sure it was midnight. I tried so hard to get a decent picture of the boys in their costumes. Unfortunately, I think the fabric was laced with cocaine because the second they put them on they were s...
