Book club is a great opportunity to read some great titles, catch up with friends and—let's be honest—share a bottle of wine. But it's all too easy to get into a rut once you've been doing it for a while. Did everyone veto your choice because it was 700 pages long? Did someone suggest Eat, Pray, … [Read more...]
Cuddles
Cuddle - v. to hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection, n. a prolonged, affectionate hug Well, we all know what a cuddle is, but in Ava Scarlett-speak, when she asks, Can we have a cuddle? what she actually means is she wants to go sit someplace of her choosing with you, so … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Five Year Old – Part II
(continued from yesterday's post... still at the mall.) She: Mummy? I need to tell you something else. It's kinda bad. *looks at me with solemn brown eyes and then smirks* Me: *looks to the heavens* Oh my lord, child, what is it? She: Well... the other day? When I was at Jed's house for … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Five Year Old – Part I
This is a scene from a mall... She: Mummy, I need to tell you something. *picks up napkin and wipes pizza sauce from her mouth* Me: *takes deep breath* Yeeeessss? *feels stroke coming on* She: Well... *sheepish* I don't really like apple juice anymore. I swear to god, these … [Read more...]