Category: Quirky Mama
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Comcast and Amazon Team up to Add Amazon Prime Video Through Xfinity X1
I was compensated for this post by Comcast/Xfinity. I am a huge fan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime Video and have been since they released the pilot for us to vote on. When Comcast invited me to a viewing party, they obviously knew what they were doing because how could I say…
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Fight For Your Right to Party at Rock of Ages in Boston
If you grew up in the ’80s, or just wish you did, there’s a treat waiting for you at the Wang Theatre in Boston through October 28. Rock of Ages is here for the 10th anniversary national tour and it brings a head-banging, nostalgia-inducing, hard-rocking good time. I was invited for opening night and didn’t…
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Creating Spookier Halloween Decor with AtmosFX
I love Halloween decorations, and I love technology, so when AtmosFX asked me to check out some of their products, I was just a little excited. AtmosFX sells holiday decorations that come to life and they are really pretty amazing. I was a bit skeptical, but everyone who has seen them has been impressed. AtmosFX…
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Social Media Buzz on December 17, 1773
Across social media… “OMG. They threw TEA IN THE WATER. SO DISRESPECTFUL!!!!” “This is so offensive to those who gave their lives to settle this land.” “It’s so violent. Typical colonists. ” “I agree with what they’re saying, but I wish they had chosen a different way to say it.” “Don’t…
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The People Who Love You More
In seasons of loss, sometimes you have to focus on those who love you more.
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A Year Ago Today
A year ago today, we waited, quietly, for news. A year ago today, we went out for dinner and tried to pretend that everything was normal. A year ago today we sat, one of only two families left in the Children’s Hospital waiting room. A year ago today, LadyBug had kidney surgery, and we were…
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Holiday Show and Concert Fail
Last week was a bit crazy. In a two-day span of time, the kids had their holiday circus show (yes, they take circus class – silks, static trapeze, tightrope, juggling, clowning, acrobatics, etc.), LadyBug had a doctor appointment, and then she had her winter concert at school. We took the kids out to dinner with…
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It’s Beginning to Look Twice as Much Like Christmas…
One of the joys and challenges of being in a new home at the holidays is that you have a whole new space to decorate. It’s one of my favorite times of the year, so even as we were house hunting, I had an eye on how each home would look at Christmas. I…
