Remember when I announced that we had a delightfully unscheduled and relaxing weekend ahead of us? And I was so excited about that? Well. Plans have a way of changing, don’t they? Yesterday morning, I got up with the birds. (No, I didn’t walk, as Sat and Sun are my days off, but after two...
Good Friday morning! It gonna be a gorgeous holiday weekend here in Philly! And the best part is that we have ABSOLUTELY. NO. PLANS. Typically that would be a sure recipe for boredom (I like to be busy). But after being away from my family for five days and then playing catch-up all week, I...
So I’ve discovered that there is no such thing as easing back into motherhood. I arrived home late Monday night to a relatively neat and tidy house. By lunchtime on Tuesday, it looked like a cyclone had hit and left me for dead. I simply could not get back into the swing of things. Call...
The context is in the car, riding to school. Me, clearly agitated: Oh, no. I forgot the pretzels for snack. Argh. I’ll have to drop you off and go back and get them. Caroline: No you didn’t. They’re right here. Me: Oh, good. I thought I left them at home. Caroline: And if you did,...
