June 2007

He’s going to have to wait 19 years for this one

June 16, 2007

On our walk today- "Mommy, where are we going?" "Home" "I don't wanna go home" "Where do you want to go?" "Drinking"

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Another parenting question left up to the internet

June 15, 2007

Help me- A winery (winery, winery people, you all know me, right?) is having an event this weekend. It includes children's activities, moon bounce, face painters, balloon animals, etc. It's an hour away from us. I want to go. But, if we go, we can only stay for two hours because Michael naps in the [...]

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Michael, conquering the great outdoors

June 14, 2007

Michael and Doug, exploring the wild Crossing a very dangerous bridge<Meeting the wildlife, up close Oh wait, it's just the Pittsburgh zooAnd yes, I know his outfit doesn't match, Doug dressed him, I was in another state.

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It’s time to step away from the google

June 13, 2007

Some of my favorite search strings that brought people to me this month: Were you can watch fetch with ruff ruffman season one for free (I don't even know what to say about this) I always feel like Im going to be dizzy any moment (call your doctor) moms exposed (like naked, and you ended [...]

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The girl who fell down the well

June 13, 2007

Remember Baby Jessica? Both of them? A few years ago I had an argument with my cousin who said that the Baby Jessica who fell down the well was the same Baby Jessica whose adoptive parents and biological parents had a custody fight after she had been adopted. (My cousin is one of those people [...]

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Letting IT go

June 11, 2007

Something happened a month ago. And it doesn't matter what exactly IT was, but IT left me hurt and angry. And I thought I was over IT, but I'm not. And I should be. IT wasn't that bad. Nobody was murdered, nobody had an affair, nobody stole anything, and in the big scheme of things [...]

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The answer to the hypothetical

June 9, 2007

What did I chose? The gym, a grilled cheese sandwich, a bottle of wine (Domaine Saint-Pierre Sancerre) and the entire first season of Big Love. And I missed my son. And husband, of course.

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The unthinkable has happened

June 8, 2007

I have turned into my mother. Which actually isn't a bad thing, my mother is a wonderful person and a fabulous mom. But, when I was little, I used to always make fun of her for telling us to "clean for the cleaning lady." "The cleaning lady is coming tomorrow, make sure you pick up [...]

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This is a purely hypothetical question

June 7, 2007

So, let's say you were going to have a whole night alone, like really alone. No husband, no kid. For the first time in about two years. What would you do? Make big plans and go drinking? Go see a movie by yourself? Sit on the couch and watch TV and drink wine in peace? [...]

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You know you are a mom when

June 6, 2007

you hit three grocery stores in 5 days. Yep, Costco Friday, Giant Sunday, and Trader Joe's on Monday. I'm hosting three events this week. I had a 'ladies' night out jewelry thingy last night. It's like Avon or Tupperware but with jewelery and wine. Lot's of fun, but a friend of mine and I decided [...]

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