Once, when Mike and I went on a trip to Mexico, his parents stayed with our kids for the week. That’s when my mother in-law rearranged my kitchen and destroyed my life. I exaggerate, a smidge. What she actually did was organize a spice cupboard and matched all the Tupperware containers to their lids, which […]
My running buddies need thick skin
I learned two things this weekend. Number one: my dog is a traitor. A couple weeks ago I had drinks with a good friend and a couple of her friends I’ve been getting to know. When we were done talking about anything and everything remotely related to our kids, we talked about running. This is a […]
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Sometimes a pineapple is just a pineapple
The new neighbors may be swingers. Or not. I should just shut up. It’s not that I’ve noticed any weird goings on at their house since they moved in. They look nice enough, and I’ve been meaning to go over with a pan of brownies. But it’s too cold to walk across the street. And […]
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An Unexpected Shout Out for MLK
Any parent or teacher can tell you that most public buildings have fabulous acoustics. In fact, the more important the work you’re supposed to accomplish in a professional building, the better you’ll probably be able to hear that busload of third graders trying to outshout each other in the hallways while their hapless instructors endeavor […]
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Cookie Ghosts and Other Reasons You Probably Don’t Want a Dinner Invitation
When I came home the other morning, my cookie was gone. I’m still in a place where that sort of thing shocks me. I crave sweets only occasionally, and then I just want a little taste. The other morning after a run, I thought I heard something calling me from the cupboard: the very last cookie […]
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Coping When My Kid’s at the Wheel
I was commiserating with a group of moms recently whose kids are all beginning drivers. It’s a new thing for all of us, but the sensation is familiar. We’re happy to see the end of the mommy chauffer days, sure, but that happy comes with a healthy helping of dread. It’s taken a while, but I’m learning to […]
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What the Righteously Indignant are Wearing this Season
I did it. I made it a teensy fraction of the way through January before breaking one of my resolutions. This one had to do with reading stupid stuff on the internet, so I was doomed anyway. This particular absurd artifact was a list of What Women Shouldn’t Wear After 30. Just the title took […]
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Parenting procrastinators for those who’d rather put it off
Today is one of those days where kids everywhere drag their sad, mopey selves back to school, and parents everywhere rejoice in the knowledge that a gallon of milk has a snowball’s chance of lasting a whole day. This means yesterday was one of those days kids everywhere were madly scrambling to get homework done […]
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How we’ll survive the winter
If I ever completely lose my mind, it will be ten minutes before dinner. My losing my mind is not what this blog was going to be about. It was going to be about my daydream of being on reality television. My favorite reality show was Frontier House on PBS. Its producers plopped modern families […]
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You cannot have my flan and other 2015 resolutions
I will rejoice in the fact that the gym is crowded this time of year, and not use my elbows to clear a path to class. I will be happy everyone has resolved to get/stay in shape and support that commitment. Even if it only lasts until February. Even if they door ding my car in […]
