Home sick with flu. I’m trying to stay positive but have been sick going on 10 days, fever and cough and dizziness. Scary brain fog. Luckily the girls and T are healthy. Luckily I am finally able to be in bed all day. Next year I’m getting a flu shot. To cheer myself up, I’m [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2010
Are We Done Yet?
March 28th, 2010 2 Comments
It’s spring, and babies are cropping up everywhere. At Parent-Tot Open Gym I encounter a young blonde woman with 6-week-old twins– and a frisky 2-year-old. This is my personal nightmare, but the mom looked happy and calm as she told me what a good helper the toddler was, bringing her diapers, entertaining the infants. The boy-baby [...]
Tags: 17 Kids and Counting · Jon and Kate Plus 8 · making babies
Cocktails at Sugar Camp
March 24th, 2010 Comments Off
I have a secret lust for urban pleasures. My friend Alexa is child-free in San Francisco, and I live vicariously through her city life. She blogs about cocktails, cardio strip-tease, parties with fire-eaters and burlesque shows, and dancing till dawn at disco clubs. Alexa’s life gives me an infusion of fantasy, better than a bubble [...]
Tags: maple sugaring · maple syrup · mud season · Pure Food and Wine
Playdate Parade
March 12th, 2010 1 Comment
We haven’t hosted many playdates at our house since C was born. When it comes to girls, Two feels like enough company and Three’s usually a crowd. But today a small miracle occurred. We brought A’s friend M home with us after preschool, and it was a rousing success! In fact, having M here actually [...]
Tags: playdate · preschooler · Sleeping Beauty