by Julie | Oct 15, 2008
Yesterday was one of those days that didn’t really make sense to me. I got nothing done and everything done. I did some school work, actually looked into our finances, showered, and even managed to make a chicken pot pie at 1:00 so it would be ready to stick...
by Julie | Oct 13, 2008
Yes, well, Columbus Day, whatever that means these days. Henry asked what it meant, and I of course gave him the ultra-P.C. explanation. For some reason I felt the need to refer to Christopher Columbus as Cristoforo Columbo (is this even his name, or just my...
by Julie | Oct 9, 2008
We were at a birthday party last week (the one where the grandfather told me I’m old) and the birthday boy said he had gotten a Leapster. Now, I just figured out what the Leap Frog company is like a month ago when I read about it in Buy Buy Baby (or, when I read...
by Julie | Oct 6, 2008
What exactly am I supposed to think when I walk into a 8-year-old’s birthday party, and the grandfather of the birthday boy says to the mom of the birthday boy, “Wow, parents sure are older these days than they were when you were little.” I think I...
by Julie | Oct 2, 2008
I have the answer to your toothbrush woes. I’ve spent hours (or, ok, minutes) wandering around the toothbrush aisle wondering what I’m supposed to get for the boys. Is Winnie the Pooh ok? Dr. Suess? Cars? Why do they all have to be some cartoon character?...
by Julie | Oct 1, 2008
The other day at kindergarten pickup there was a mom next to me who gave the teacher a look like, “Well? How was he?” and the teacher good-naturedly shook her head and then told the mom that she had to put her son in timeout several times. Again. I have to...
