Someone posted on Facebook that it's Joni Mitchell's 70th birthday. It might surprise you that I've never been a huge fan of hers. I don't dislike her music - I just never got into it. I wasn't into her voice, although some classics have entered my psyche and I hum them from time … [Read more...]
Drinking For Two
No, it's not what you think. It's that birthday when I am now the age of two twenty-one-year-olds put together. Hooray for being of legal drinking age two times over! I guess... A snapshot from my dressup day at Laney's Closet, a couture clothing swap club. … [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...]
What a Difference a Year Makes
When people see Brady after not having seen him for a while, they exclaim "He's gotten so big!" Because he has. Look at him on his birthday last year. Just like Kyle, Brady looks older than he is, but he is very proud to be 6 now. He was up this morning before 6AM - he padded … [Read more...]
And Then He Turned 8
Back when I was painting Kyle's nursery, back when he was growing safely inside my body, I had moments of doubt: I often stand back and try to imagine what it will look like with a crib and a baby in it, and wonder if the baby will like it. What if he gets to be four years old … [Read more...]