I haven't been cooking much this summer because of all the traveling and all the being sick. My diet for yesterday and today consists of orange juice and chicken noodle soup dropped off by the nicest person in the word, my friend Lexi. We've taken the family out to eat a lot and … [Read more...]
Vegas, Baby
I went to Las Vegas over the weekend to celebrate my friend Alyssa's birthday. We stayed at the Bellagio and got massages and pedicures and went to see Rick Springfield in concert (again) and we found a club that was open on Sunday night and even though we were decades older than … [Read more...]
Need Childcare? Check Out Cultural Care Au Pair
Have an extra room in your house but absolutely no free time, and not one bit of extra energy? Dreading the back-to-school childcare madness? Maybe it's time for a live-in. Some of us have family schedules that we describe as "insane," "crazy-busy," or "ridiculous." I have … [Read more...]
Plan Ahead For Fail
I just sat down to look at my email and I saw this in the subject line of a message: "Plan Ahead For Fail." I was struck by it because I am in the middle of a parenting fail moment and I thought "Wow! What perfect timing!" But when I looked again I realized it just said "Plan … [Read more...]
(Not So) Wordless Wednesday: Dog Days of Summer
I don't think I've ever invoked the Wordless Wednesday cheat of adding (Not So) to the beginning so I could weasel a bunch of words into what is supposed to be a post that includes only a picture. But a few things made me short on time today, so I'm going to do it now. Number … [Read more...]