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Archive by Month "May"

31
May, 2012
Joey Votto Saves the Day.

This summer, among the bevvy of child-improvement projects I will undertake, will be detailed chore lists. How I wish I could list on Efram’s chart:…

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30
May, 2012
(almost) wordless Wednesday

Someone likes to travel with little pieces of home. Sometimes I find (sports) posters in the suitcase, or homemade light switch covers featuring favorite athletes..…

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23
May, 2012
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

I pulled up to a red light on Sunday and stopped behind this: Ok, maybe not this exact truck, but by the time I realized…

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22
May, 2012
Diaphragmini

This pasta is the kids’ favorite. It’s called Orecchiette, which I believe means “little ear,” because they are meant to look like tiny lamb’s ears.…

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21
May, 2012
Monday mornings

I tumbled out of bed, put the kettle on, sprinkled the coffee at the bottom of the Bodum, and grabbed a mug. Minutes later, when…

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16
May, 2012
Elbows and Sandboxes

This morning when M lifted Sidney out of her highchair, after she’d laid waste to her Rice Krispies, she dislocated her elbow. I knew that’s…

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15
May, 2012
Book Fair

I have a distinct memory of losing a tooth and finding a pound under my pillow the next morning. I spent the pound at the…

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11
May, 2012
Mother's Day

The kids are coming home from school this week and telling me that they’re making remarkable Mother’s Day Presents, but they can’t divulge any specific…

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9
May, 2012
Almost Wordless Wednesday

Spotted this while out and about. It’s a body scrubber. It’s also going to be the most perfect Father’s Day present. Ever.

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8
May, 2012
School Daze

There’s something that happens at the end of the year to parents of school-age children, or at least to some of us. Ok, maybe only…

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