So, I’m forty. It was a pretty great birthday all around. It technically started in July, when I went on a great trip with my longtime girlfriends, all of whom also turned (or are turning) 40 this year, too. A little blogger soiree, an overnight getaway with my husband, a girls’ night out with my [...]
Today is the last day of my 30′s. Since my friends have been turning 40 for years, you’d think I’d be prepared for this. Parties and presents and “happy birthday’s” are a distraction, and they are wonderful, because when I sit down and think about it, the idea of turning 40 scares and exhilarates me. [...]
INT. Prince home. 8AM. Family scurrying around to get out the door on time. MOM: Brady, get your shoes on. BRADY: Why? MOM: Because we’re leaving for school. BRADY: Why? MOM: Because you go to school on Tuesdays. BRADY: It’s a school day? MOM: Yes. BRADY: Why? MOM: Because that’s just how it works. BRADY: [...]
No longer can we spell out words to each other in Parent Code, slipping details by him because he’s either not paying attention or too mystified by the way letters combine to mean something. This kid hears a parent spelling a word out loud and knows it’s something he’s not supposed to know. He fixates [...]
