They seem to be the only thing these days that drive me to post.  I took N to two birthday parties this weekend, one on Saturday and one today.  All four of us are exhausted.  N from too much excitement, me from taking her to them, R from going to the one at the bowling alley, and K from taking care of R and dealing with a super exhausted N at ( Read more... )

N and I were in the car driving home from a birthday party and N asked me why pigtails aren't called pony tails.  I told her it didn't really make sense to me but that a ponytail is always just one in the back of the head and a pigtail is always two.  So she said why can't there be a horses bottom on one side of your head, and another one on the ( Read more... )

Ahh.. I just got all the kinks out of my back with Brett and Anna Singh's Kundalini Yoga video, truly one of my favorites. I've been walking around with my back feeling like a knotted pretzel the last few days ( Read more... )

This year my Aunt S is unable to host Thanksgiving at her house as she has done since I can remember.  Seriously, for the past forty years.  Mom has stepped up and is having all my dad's side of the family over.  She is cooking an American Thanksgiving.  This is a point of some contention.  Aunt S always had some of the American standards- turkey, ( Read more... )

N turned 5 today and we threw her party here at home.  I invited 11 kids. K and I spent all morning getting the house ready, cleaning, and buying food and drinks.  I was so tense and worried about the kids getting bored while their parents stood around shaking their heads and checking their watches.  My plan was to have the kids play in the ( Read more... )

15 weird spam comments on a previous post.  I'm going to have to disable comments on this thing.  If you are reading this, you know me, and can just tell me what you think- all five of you!  Love you to pieces for even reading this random drivel ( Read more... )

I am exhausted.  And negative.  Complaining about everything.  I am wishing I could send my children to private school because I think they would get better attention from their teachers.  Last week I went to a PTA meeting at which a representative from Achieve gave a presentation on the Common Core Standards. I had not learned about them because I ( Read more... )

I have learned some things today ( Read more... )

After I put R down to bed I went to visit M and her family at the neighbor's house where they were staying.  M wanted me to help stick photos of her mother on display boards.  The house was on a quiet, dark street in Arlington.  I could barely find it, even though it was just blocks away from M's house.  It was a large English cottage  The family ( Read more... )

A shot of whisky for M's mom F, who passed away today.  She had been in my life since 1987, when M became my best friend in high school, and she was there to see us through high school, college, first jobs, graduation, marriage, first and second children.  She baked my wedding cake.  She took me in when I had to run away from home for a while, and ( Read more... )