Today starts a new Trend Watch feature. I'm going to show you two products or interpretations of a trend at two different price points.Many of you know of Hanky Panky's great thongs. Oprah loves them and so do I. They're comfortable, well made and available in all sorts of beautiful colours. They … [Read more...]
Help a Mother Out.
This morning I woke up to the kids giggling. Usually, that level of delight involves an equal level of mess; like when I woke up and they were making their own watercolors, or trying to duplicate a wind tunnel with a fan (oh, I'm serious). So I peeked around my door-- almost not wanting to know-- … [Read more...]
Do Cribs Come in Queen Size???
KNOCK - KNOCK - KNOCK - KNOCK That's me knocking on every piece of wood I could get my hands on before I wrote this entry. I'm in a dilemma. Will is nearing two and a half. To me, he seems like he's 5. He's a big boy. He knows it. I know it. But Will still … [Read more...]
Christmas shopping made easy.
Every year it seems like I hear more and more people complaining of being completely overwhelmed with Christmas shopping. Especially in these economic times when it seems everyone is on a tighter budget, Christmas shopping has become full of dread for so many. As someone who totally geeks out … [Read more...]
stupid questions
"Was it just me, or did everyone but us look really old at that party?""Does my ass look big in these jeans?""Do I look any different to you then I did when I was in my 20's?""Is that dessert fattening?""Am I too drunk to drive?""Am I your first?""Am I the best?""Do I look tired?'"Can you tell I … [Read more...]
Have we learned anything in the last 4000 years?
Red Poppy - White Poppy?I've always wondered why white poppies and a pacifist message on Remembrance day are considered disrespectful. It seems to me that soldiers died, not just for freedom, but for peace. (For a brief discussion of white and red poppies look here.)We talk about the … [Read more...]
Glee: Never Been Kissed
Also, I love Glee. Let's just put that on the table right now, okay? I love the music, the characters, the clothing, the one-liners ("You crap on my leg, I'll cut it off!")BUT...A) Why is Will Schuester on the road to becoming my least favorite character to ever be on TV ever? Seriously. BOUNDARIES, … [Read more...]
My Village
The timing of this is ironic as Amanda just blogged about this very topic."It takes a village to raise a child"It takes a special kind of village to raise a special needs child. And I've got one. Tuesday proved it.At pick up Tuesday after school, Cuyler had what I can only describe as "a … [Read more...]
The World in a Grain of Sand
I have two children. Two children that I hope will grow up with a good sense of the world around them, and of the cozier world within our own four walls. Two children that I hope will grow up with important values about family, about taking care of the world, and about inclusiveness. Two children … [Read more...]
the better way?
I took the subway downtown yesterday during morning rush hour for my annual mammogram. I am not sure which of those two experiences were worse.All of my body parts were squished on the subway. Just two during the mammogram.On the subway there was nothing for me to hold onto and nice smiling … [Read more...]
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