When Big Guy and I decided to have kids, I had some ideas about how I wanted to raise them. My husband had fewer opinions, but seemed on board with the things that were most important to me. I know that you can’t really be prepared for what it’s like to have kids, but now,… [more]
A treat-filled Halloween 2011 [more]
Halloween, Snow, Loss of Power… Can the 6th birthday survive? [more]
She’s our girl! [more]
Big Guy and I celebrated our 7th anniversary last weekend. Seven years ago at this time, we were on our honeymoon… a Mediterranean cruise. This year, we were home with our kids! But we had planned a special getaway weekend to Maine and were both looking forward to relaxation and quiet. When Friday night… [more]
Every other Saturday morning, Lowes offers a free workshop for kids. The Build and Grow Clinic gives each child an apron, safety goggles and a kit with all the supplies needed for one project. You can keep all the gear. They also loan you kid-sized tools to use. The kits are great for little people,… [more]
LadyBug’s preschool told us that she’s their RELUCTANT one, HESITANT, AFRAID TO TRY NEW THINGS. Needless to say, we were surprised. We say she’s our FEARLESS one: *She has been eyeing this trapeze at the Trapeze School New York (TSNY) Beantown in Jordan’s Furniture for over a year. I finally got up the… [more]
Bug started Kindergarten this year and LadyBug returned to preschool. Just wanted to share some highlights of their first days. “I was sitting by myself on the bus. The bus driver was singing songs, but I was too sad to sing. Then J came and sat down next to me and we became best friends.”… [more]
Bug starts karate again, with much better results. [more]
I’m biracial. I love being biracial. I love dancing in different worlds, being unique, leaving strangers wondering. I’m entertained by the many ways people try to ascertain my racial makeup, some with rude frankness and others with a subtlety so profound that I’m not even sure what they’re asking. It wasn’t always this way. There… [more]