Hurray– I’m going to be on the radio again!

Tune into VPR tonight at 5:55 pm to hear my latest commentary, “Married, With Children.”  You can also listen online at www.vpr.net.

If you miss the broadcast, I’ll post it on my blog later.

joy ride in the box-car

Yesterday I zoomed up the highway to Norwich, VT. The VPR studio is in the basement of the King Arthur Flour Bakery Store and Headquarters.  Here, you can sample warm, delicious treats like buttery herb biscuits and cinnamon raisin bread.

You can buy fresh-baked cookies, homemade sandwiches, and hot coffee or chai, and browse the amazing selection of baking supplies– from pizza stones to colorful casseroles to gourmet cake mixes and more.

I came home with Vanilla Sugar Cookie mix to make with my two little naked Sugar Kitties.  Also a decadent chocolate cake mix for an important upcoming Aquarius birthday.  This sweetened the fact that Mommy was gone all day and didn’t come home till after Wed. night yoga class (guilt-ridden, but renewed and elated!)

Maybe the super-moms bake all their cakes from scratch, but King Arthur mixes are the next best thing.

Meanwhile, A and C have been grooving in their cardboard car, making Valentines and playing Fairies.  C is Tinker Bell and A is Silvermist.  Disney’s Cinderella is also a new obsession.

Part of me is disturbed by the outdated gender messages in the Princess Culture.  Part of me thinks it is harmless and fun.  I don’t need another parenting issue to worry about right now.  C is making it through Potty Training and sometimes sleeping in her crib all night (she gets a sparkly pink star when she does.  The stars add up to… possibly a new video to rent?).

As usual, I’m figuring it all out as I go along.

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