The holiday season always gives our family a time of joy. But over the last few years we've realized that not everyone feels the same. It can be a time of hardship for many families across the country. I'm sure you can picture your kids being bombarded with the TV ads on the latest toys and they … [Read more...]
The Big Birthday Love-Fest
Wow, time really flies while you're busy having a birthday sometimes... I turned forty last Thursday, and it's been one big, fat love-fest ever since.Cards. Calls. Dining out. Happy Birthday serenade from a school yard full of three and four year olds... en … [Read more...]
I’m Dreaming Of…
What's on your holiday wish list this year? Usually I keep it pretty simple and just ask for cold, hard cash, but this year I find myself pining for a few specific items.1. After a year of working out, most of my Costco-brand yoga pants are too loose and saggy and are often falling off while I'm at … [Read more...]
The Oooh Ahhh Holiday Gift List
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the festive holiday season when the stores are decked out in twinkly lights. But I start getting the gifts underway in August only because I hate crowds and I use to work in the magazine industry where our timelines were 3 months in advance so we were knee deep in holiday spirit … [Read more...]
Getting Better With Age
Sean, that is. In the gift giving department, that is.I got this for our 10th wedding anniversary last year:Necklace with charm - kids names, our initials and the emerald for May (the month we were married)This is what I got for Mother's Day this year:(whoa - excuse the poor blackberry … [Read more...]
So You Want To…Give the Perfect Gift to the Person Who Has EVERYTHING.
HELP. Please. I have friends who are the kind of people who have everything. I am going to stay with them for a couple of days and need the perfect gift to bring them, but I need something new and exciting and different. I don't want to get something they already have, or something they will want to … [Read more...]
What a Dad Wants
Last week was my husband's birthday. I like to pride myself on being a great gift giver, and in years past I've given concert tickets, airline tickets, surpise getaways, scuba diving lessons and other awesome presents. This year, however, I was a little stumped. Almost fourteen years into our … [Read more...]
How do you deal with “No Gifts Please”?
Lately, there's been a trend in birthday invitations we've received for our kids. Politely inserted at the end of each invite, there's a courteous request from the parents that we bring "No Gifts Please." In theory, I totally agree with this: our kids have too much stuff. … [Read more...]
Travel Swag
If this isn't the rule in every house, it should be: If dad goes away on a fun holiday and leaves mom and kids behind, there should be gifts on the return. It's a thank you to mommy for keeping the house in order and a nice token to the kids that daddy was thinking of them while he was away. Mr. … [Read more...]