Finally, jewelry your kids can’t break.
Two out of three of my kids are boys — boys that like to throw things, knock things over and break things all in the name of science. So from very early on, my boys have yearned for an answer to one...
View ArticleA recipe for rock and roll
I believe there are two types of women in the world. Women who use Halloween as an opportunity to dress like a prostitute and women who don’t. And you never know who these women are until you run...
View ArticleWelcome to Florida!
Right now, I’m on vacation. I’ve taken my kids to visit the grandparents in Florida. No, my parents didn’t move there out of peer pressure because they’re old. They’re actually from Florida. In...
View ArticleHere I am, back in New York
We are traveling in New York and New Jersey all week visiting Bill’s family. I went to college at NYU and this is the first time I’ve taken my kids back to the city that was so insanely important to...
View ArticleEnjoy it! It all goes by so fast!
That is the quote I get from strangers, friends and family members the most. “Enjoy it! It all goes by so fast!” The category of human that says this to me is always the same — older women whose...
View ArticleThe dead donkey in the car next to us
So the kids and I were driving back home from the library and we stopped at a light. Next to us a small truck pulled up — one of those little old work trucks that looks like this – I glanced over at...
View ArticleAre we all sick of daylight savings time yet?
Right now as I write this, it’s close to seven o’clock in the morning at our house and it’s COMPLETELY pitch black. No one is awake except me. And why should they be, really? According to their...
View ArticleWhen does it get easier?
A friend of mine used to volunteer in an old folk’s home and he said one of the residents used to wheel around the halls all day moaning, “When does it get easier?” Ever since then, it has been my...
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