Things I'm finally catching on to now that I'm almost 40: Star Wars edition.

When Rogue One came out, I went to see it with Mark. We went to the Baghdad, which was great, because beer. But I was totally lost through the entire movie. It wasn't until afterwards, when we were driving home, that it hit me. ("Wait a second.... I get it... the ( Read more... )

We spent Labor Day weekend on the coast with some of our neighbors. The calm before the storm. September and October are always insane for our family, and the start of a new school year is just the beginning. The first week of school is hell as the kids settle back into the routine. The second week of school we are all sick with whatever back- ( Read more... )

When we bought our house, I was super excited about the three beautiful maple trees in the front yard. How pretty will those be in the fall, I thought? Well, let me tell you. They are very pretty. Gorgeous, even, for about three weeks. Then, the leaves start to fall off. Do you know what three trees worth of maple leaves looks like once they ( Read more... )

Two weeks ago today, out of the blue, I received an email that said my children's M0ntessori school, which had been a huge part of our family's life for more than four years, was closing effective immediately. Like, hello, tomorrow is your first day back at work after six weeks off and you have no childcare! Oh, and also, the Director, who you ( Read more... )

I'm on sabbatical from work and Mark has PTO to burn, so we decided on Friday morning to be spontaneous and go somewhere for a long weekend. We've been wanting to get out to the Wallowa mountains forever but I couldn't stomach the thought of that long a drive with Noelle, so I booked us a VRBO on the coast in the off-the-beaten-path town of ( Read more... )

Sometimes I like to come back here and read through all the stuff I wrote back when I was in my 20s. It makes me wish that I had kept all the writing and journaling that I did in college. I was funny back then. Delusional and self-conscious and utterly lacking direction, but funny ( Read more... )

Today's "Is This Really Happening" moment:

Hearing myself say the sentence, "You're not putting that paint brush in your anus, are you?"

We try to maintain a mostly TV-free household, especially with regard to the children. Because really, two-year olds don't need screen time. However, when someone in the house is puking, all bets are off. When Simon had that awful stomach bug in April, we basically sat him in front of Netflix and left him there for four straight days. Since ( Read more... )

Welcome to the crazy family, Noelle.

History repeats itself. 7 days overdue with no signs at all of baby coming. At least this time around I am more relaxed. I would prefer not to have to have an induction but seriously, what can you really do? With Simon I spent the whole last week of pregnancy death-marching through the neighborhood, eating entire pineapples and spicy Indian ( Read more... )