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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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The Lowly Bean and Other Food-Based Adventures
Not to be out done by his older brother, Nicholas made his own sunflower seed-butter and jelly sandwich yesterday. (Nut allergy, remember?) Cooking with children being what it is, a certain Beagle named Buster waited patiently for disaster to ens...
The Chef
Yesterday Mikey announced he had created a recipe in his head that he would like to make for dinner and “I want you to take pictures of it and put it on your website, okay, mom? Then I want you to tell me what the people say.” So that&...
Awkward Bathroom Moments
It certainly wasn’t the first time Jules walked in on someone in the bathroom. She did live in the dorms during college, after all. But it was definitely the first time in recent memory she happened upon two knights in full armor, ready to...
How to Take a Stroller on an Escalator {A Tongue in Cheek Guide.}
I know I have many readers who don’t have children. I can only assume my adventures as a less than perfect stay at home mom provide some sort of birth control, wherein I promptly shrivel ovaries quivering in anticipation after reading, say, A...
Quite Time
It looks like Mikey might have the flu or a very bad cold. His fever is about 103-104, but he was in good spirits all through the night, especially when we played parachute with the sheet around 3:30am (I was only trying to fan him, but he started g...
Love Notes
Even if it’s midnight, and you’re tired, and you can’t really draw so your attempt at barrel curls winds up looking like a follicular tsunami, I recommend you hide a love note in the lunch pail of any little boy heading off to his ...
The First Recital
You’ll have to indulge me for a moment while I act like Mikey just accomplished something no other 5 year old has in the history of the world. He had his first recital today and he did great! Since I never said one word in kindergarten, I ...
Left Handed
Both Mikey and Nico are left handed. The Mister and I are not. Any of you south-paws have any tips on how to teach little ones how to hold their pens and pencils correctly and write their letters? Mikey can do most of them, but the school boo...
The Nefarious Captain Sweet Tooth
Having just polished off a snack of bananas, crackers, and two pilfered cookies, The Nefarious Captain Sweet Tooth was ready to embark upon a wild adventure in search a long lost sea faring buddy rumored to be held captive by a rogue pack of nuns. ...
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 ...
Nicholas Scott
We named Nicholas after a windmill builder and a 19th century cowboy. My great grandfather emigrated from a small town outside Rome to Argentina during the first World War. He built windmills, the rotating blades entangling the wind like boleado...
First Day of School Pictures: Take Two.
The Lord’s Prayer. Sort of. For Moms.
Our Father, who art in Heaven. Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done. On earth as it is in Heaven. And if your will Should include a picture of my child That doesn’t look like he is sitting on a pile of rosary beads That wou...
Men in Uniforms
I like that Mikey will have a faith based education from the same school I went to as a child. Yes. I also like that his school offers science, music, and computer labs from kindergarten through eighth grade. Yes. But, if I am being honest, ...
Standing Water
There’s a party in my tummy–SO YUMMY! SO YUMMY! There’s a party in my tummy–SO YUMMY! SO YUMMY! There’s a party in my… Oh, hello there, mama. How was your shower? While you were in there, Mikey and I dec...
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...
Upon Exiting the Shower
Today was one of those days where the boys interrupted my shower no less than three times. The first interruption came when someone (Mikey) decided to flush the toilet and turn on the sink to brush his teeth as I stood, face upturned, under a the s...
The Walk
Every night The Mister takes Mikey and Nicholas on a walk around the neighborhood. The walk is ostensibly to enjoy the great outdoors and instill good exercising habits, but really it’s to exhaust little boys into nightime submission. One g...
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...
Nicholas the Scamp
I love Nicholas, and he will always be my little guy, but holy crap is that kid acting like a total turd. Of course, I blame myself. I’m Catholic and a mom, a lethal powerhouse of guilt, so I feel confident I can shoulder this albatross. I a...
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...
Pinenuts Can Suck It.
So the results are in: Nicholas is severely allergic to pinenuts. As in, “We need you to come into the office with your husband on Friday so we can show you how to use an epi-pen in case of an emergency.” As in, “No nuts of any k...
Things I Hope to Never Forget | Chugga Chugga Choo Choo
Baptism by Fire
Long time readers and life-long empathizers will immediately feel my pain: Tonight, Nico threw-up ALL OVER ME. He’s been very congested and resistant to taking medicine and suctioning his nose. We tried to strong arm him into cooperating, a ...
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...
Vroom-Vroom, Cruisin’ the Dunes
It started off innocuously enough. A hum here, a warble there. An innocent toe tap (or two) while Mikey and Nico sang along at the tops of their voices with Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, Austin, and Tasha. Then, one day I watched The Backyardigans video...
Chocolate Shrapnel
Baking suits me. It’s precise work, where deviating from the recipe is rarely encouraged. My anal, authority respecting personality does well moving from step to step, never once dreaming of substitutions, deviations, or reinterpretations. C...
Things I Hope to Never Forget | The First Cheeseburger
The relevance of this moment lies not in the burger, but that he is old enough to eat by himself. We always order him grilled cheese sandwiches because they stay together even after you cut them into little bite-size pieces. The diner made a ...
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...
