I’m not what you would call technically savvy. I have dubbed the system comprising 3 remote controls, a DVD player, a wii, a PS3, a FIOS box, and a TV…an incomprehensible mess. Why I cannot easily turn on the TV and…
I’m not what you would call technically savvy. I have dubbed the system comprising 3 remote controls, a DVD player, a wii, a PS3, a FIOS box, and a TV…an incomprehensible mess. Why I cannot easily turn on the TV and…
My son is all boy. I don’t know why this surprises me so much. Except that he has two older sisters. With his sisters I was extremely careful not to say that a toy was a boy toy or girl…
Do you ever tweet something funny or crazy or ridiculous and think “I wish I could keep a record”? I know I do. In fact I’m a much more consistent tweeter than blogger. Why is this? I think primarily the…
Rite of passage. Tradition. Celebration. Sacred. All of these words embody what First Communion means to me and my family. My First Communion — like the celebrations for my two daughters — took place on a warm spring day at…
A few months ago we saw Tangled. We missed the official screening due to traffic. You would think after living in the D.C. area for over 20 years that I would check traffic BEFORE driving to an event AFTER learning…
I’m thankful for family near and far, a supportive husband who sees that my blogging as a hobby is starting to pay off in more than just free DVDs and coffeemakers, kids who are adjusting to my new work schedule…
My daughter spent her first night on a college campus as a 10-year-old. No, she wasn’t a student. Her volleyball team participated in a 3-day tournament over Memorial Day Weekend. Going away to college at aged 10?! We talked about…
As a little girl I would walk to the corner shop with my grandmother. It was 1970-something, but really it could have been 1940. My grandmother wore a dress, high-heeled shoes, an overcoat, and a fur hat. Her shopping basket…
My younger two children are animal mad. My younger daughter would regularly cradle our friend’s cat as though she was carrying a baby. At 18 months old, she carried a cat that was almost as big as her. My son…
How is it that I spent my teen years eating Nutella sandwiches after school, but missed World Nutella Day? I can still smell the chocolatey goodness that was Nutella. I had the freshman 15 BEFORE college due in large part…