For Mother's Day, I wanted to do all the "fun" mothering stuff... like all the playing and none of the food prep or diapers. Well, it turns out that you can't schedule tantrums around your whims on ... [Read More]
Archives for July 2007
“Mom, it’s not right”
Jamie Lee Curtis gives an indictment to our mom's moms in this very interesting piece in the Huffington Post: Mom, it's not right spawned by Paris and her stint in jail. Not being a celebrity or ... [Read More]
Go on an Awfully Big Adventure and leave the house empty
When Julian and I walked into the house at 7 pm one day this week, Rookie Dad remarked that it was the first time in months that he got home from work to an empty house. I was happy for him. I thought ... [Read More]
Knocked up but for reals
I watched the movie Knocked Up with a certain amount of discomfort. Oh sure, I laughed like crazy at parts, but I couldn't help but look over at my best pal, Whitney (8 months pregnant at the time) ... [Read More]
Oops, and I thought it was “newborn haze”
...but it's really "new mown hay" Having felt a little delirious from the early stages of living with a small person, I totally related to the funny lyric in a Dan Zanes song I occasionally heard on ... [Read More]
Take a hike
Try out your big baby in a backpack carrier and hike around. If this is your first time using the backpack carrier, do yourself a favor and make the first hike around the house or the yard in case ... [Read More]
