Girl’s Life

Since I’m turning 30 in a matter of weeks (OK fine — days), I’ve become hyper-aware of when I do and say things that might prove that I am, in fact, actually growing up and acting my age for once. The other day at work, with no irony or giggling at all, I actually told […]

Since Sophia is sick, we have been holed up for the past few days. (Family cold again? Third time’s a charm.) And since writing about a sick kid is about as fun as actually wiping away snot from a boogie nose, I decided to end the weekend with a few random facts about me, as […]

Happy 19 month birthday, Sophia!
This weekend you turned 19 months old and it practically flew by us in a whirlwind of Easter activity. You’ve been so excited about eggs and candy and baskets, you hardly knew what to do with yourself. Watching you experience each new holiday and milestone keeps getting more and […]

I (heart):
Dancing in the kitchen with my toddler to Lily Allen.
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Finally understanding all of my daughter’s language. (Seriously, you do NOT know how satisfying it is to figure out that “pah-la” means that she wants to read “Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?”)
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Watching which crayon will be the color of choice for the […]

Chris brought Sophia into bed with us when she woke up way too early on this fine Saturday morning. Baby bongos on my forehead at 6:00 a.m. is just not the way I had foreseen the beginning of a leisurely weekend morning. But of course, in true Sophia fashion, she more than made up for […]

Happy 18 month birthday, Sophia!
A half year has gone by since your big first birthday? Amazing the way time flies with you. We are having so much fun that I feel like all I do is blink and suddenly weeks and months have gone by. Wasn’t it only yesterday that you were just a […]

Where the Sidewalk Ends
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past […]

I’m sure by now, if you are a New Year’s Resolutions kind of person, you have made them. I know for me, I always have great intentions this time of year. Everything just sparkles with so much possibility. And yes, I have to admit, I sometimes get that “change is needed” bug and make a […]