By the Power of Grayskull, There WILL BE A PARTY
MONDAY6:38 AMI awake Monday like I do most Mondays—slowly and wishing it was Saturday. It wasn’t until I hopped into the shower that I remembered that my youngest daughter was not only turning five on April 28, but that we were planning her party for Saturday, April 26. Which is fine, completely fine. Except it [...]
Don’t be a boob. Be a bra.
You wouldn’t notice it unless you were watching her very, very intently. She smiles congenially as her four year-old granddaughter runs halfway across the room to greet her. But if you pay close attention, as the preschooler wraps her arms around her Grammi’s neck, the big hug, the big kiss—THERE it is. As the two [...]
I am HARDCORE. In plaid.
I don’t know what got into me. Or maybe it’s what never got out. Confession: The other night I bought two pairs of awesome pants at Hot Topic. Yes, I just wrote “awesome pants.” Yes, I just wrote “Hot Topic.” Yes, I am 38 years-old. LOOK, I am an 80s girl at heart and they [...]
What the??? What is going on in India?
Not that atypical things don’t happen elsewhere (coughMy House coughcough), but I ran across these two stories in the last 12 hours– both about two kids in India– and I felt compelled to share. First off, old news arrived in my inbox from a friend. She introduced me to 15 year-old Jyoti Amge, who is [...]
Me and my mommy
IMG_0071 Originally uploaded by stephen_dana Mom and I at Madeline’s 16th birthday bash
