Back when I was pregnant with Hank, shortly before he made his appearance in this world, I remember being struck with one big fear: what if I don’t like him? I don’t know if all expecting Moms have this or similar fears, but the thoughts alone are generally followed by such an extreme amount of [...]
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March 9, 2010
Young love
I am a horrible mother. Horrible in the sense that I tease my 7-year-old boy with the relentless tenacity of, well, a 7-year-old boy. Especially when it comes to the ladies in his life. Last year it was young Bella. She could not have been cuter or sweeter, and the way they gazed into each other’s [...]
March 4, 2010
Awesome observations from the mouth of the smartest 7-year-old ever
On his mother’s failed attempt to scrub the window in his bedroom: “You know, it looks like you just spread the dirt all around.” On Halloween: “This is MY kind of day!” On why it is pointless to tease him about not being able to say “conveyor belt.” Hank: “So when we get to the snow [...]
February 24, 2010
What happens at the end?
I try to be an upbeat person most of the time (at least, upbeat in the sense that I am grouchy and sarcastic, but I’m trying to be WITTY about it). I think I have a pretty good life and I really have no complaints. But I realized in the past few days that I [...]
February 22, 2010
As long as I am posting video…
So, when I tried to post that video of George snoring, I couldn’t get it to download straight off my laptop. So I had to open a YouTube account and put it there, then put the link. Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s probably some random, easy to fix problem. The fact that I can turn [...]
February 22, 2010
What we give our kids
It’s always nice to look at your children and SEE yourself in them. For example, Hank looks absolutely NOTHING like me, and those of you who argue have either never met his father, or you seriously need to get your peepers checked out. The child is the living embodiment of his father, to the point [...]
February 10, 2010
Operation Gaga, entry 3
This week, I got the following e-mail: “I needed a new pair of shoes so I went to the old peoples shoe store “Rockport”. At the cash register the young man had the radio on and I surprised him when I asked isn’t that Lady Gaga singing?” Dad See the signature there? DAD. My father [...]
February 2, 2010
What have I done?
So, anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT a morning person. Poke me and I shall kick. Shake me and I shall punch. If you happen to be married to me and you think the morning might be a good time for a little love snuggle, your chest will be swiftly introduced to my elbow. [...]
January 28, 2010
It’s on, little man
I don’t normally write two entires in one day. I realize that all of you are so insanely impressed with my witty story telling abilities and my astute observations that reading two entries in a single day could very well strike you blind with joy for having read such awesomeness. But I will chance it. [...]
January 11, 2010
Boy wonder
They say that there are two types of children out there: those who love to read, and those who loathe it. Those who loathe it are not necessarily bad students or destined for low paying, paper-hat wearing jobs for all eternity. Quite the opposite, the ones who see reading as a chore might instead flourish in [...]
