by Julie | Feb 24, 2009
So last week, while you were all reading up on a week’s worth (more or less) of book recommendations, the five of us at World of Julie were packed into the car and driving down to Maryland and back, to visit Dave’s parents. I have a lot to tell about it,...
by Julie | Jan 30, 2009
Once again, Eli is making his preference known regarding all matters birthday. Henry: How many days until Eli’s birthday? Julie: Twelve. Eli: I don’t want a birthday. Julie: No party? Eli: No. Julie [expressing deep relief]: Any special food you want to...
by Julie | Jan 23, 2009
Not long ago, Henry and Eli became obsessed with “Dinner Bell” by They Might Be Giants. After listening to the song approximately three billion times, they secretly conferred and then came to me wondering, “What is a dinner bell?” This led,...
by Julie | Jan 22, 2009
You know it’s bad when you have the urge to stop in the middle of dealing with your children, say, “Wait right here!” and go consult all your parenting self-help books. What exactly was I supposed to do? I hadn’t slept at all the night before,...
by Julie | Jan 16, 2009
I’ve never bought any of those “character” bandaids, but just kept regular tan ones in the house, to try to keep my kids from being the kind who become obsessed with plastering themselves with expensive bandages to cover microscopic cuts. But four...
by Julie | Jan 6, 2009
Why am I always so blindsided by the topics that are difficult to talk about with kids? You’d think I’d have some warning, or at least some forethought. Death, why mom and dad are so creaky and old, and why Zippy the Pinhead, Lynda Barry, and Life in Hell...
