Last full day at elementary school. Woohoooo! You know, she rides down this hill many a morning with her hands up over her head, and I trail behind her with my heart in my throat. She’s been trying to teach me to ride hands free – she has a mantra that she repeats that has …
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Yipes!
It’s the last week of school! How exactly did that happen? I have catching up to do here, but first, let’s just have a word or two about this week. This is Honey’s last week in her elementary school, and somehow I ended up on the ‘graduation committee.’ Ok, that’s a bit disingenuous as I …
Compliments
Dropping Hot Wheels off at school the other morning, I gave him a hug and a kiss. HW: Mummie, why do you smell so good? ME: That’s nice of you to say, HW! HW: You smell like… hand sanitizer. ME: Thanks.
The Dog Ate My Blog Post. And my Plants, and my Pillows, and my Porch…
I’ve never had a puppy before. Here’s the thing – it turns out when people say it’s like having another baby, only worse, they’re not actually joking around with you. We brought home this adorable fluff of fur, and the next thing you know she’s totally running our lives. There we were, making neurotic charts …
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The Dog Ate My Blog Post
Seems to me, if you step away from your blog for a quick snack and don’t come back for months, your return post better have a hook. I spent some time thinking about it, and finally determined that the best way to jump back in would be with a tale of dreams-come-true. Let’s travel back …
Juxtaposed
Hot Wheels is in a sweet spot. He just turned 7. He’s still completely obsessed with cars and numbers and running super fast. He’s competitive and sometimes a total knucklehead, but at the same time he’s surprisingly tender. There’s a curiosity in him that hasn’t yet been locked into any assumptions about what he should …
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you all have a beautiful, delicious, overflowing holiday.
Scramble
We’ve taken to playing Scrabble, or Scramble, as Hot Wheels calls it, over dinner. I think it just might be the perfect game for Hot Wheels, since he’s what you might affectionately call a ‘reluctant reader,’ but he loves with a bright hot passion any game that involves points and scores. He’s not competitive at …
Back Again
Hey – did you know it’s November? What just happened?? It’s time for a little catch up. First things first though – I have to wish my awesome nephew a super happy wonderful birthday! Here he is: He’s a little elusive. Not quite as elusive as his sister, though. Lots of birthdays this month – …
Go Giants!
Today was a big one for San Francisco for sure. So many of our friends ditched work and school to hit the parade in the city. What a party! I’m not so great with the big crowds myself, so I was happy just to check in on the live feed from time to time. It …