Who is Winning?

This morning my 7 year old daughter asked me, “So who is winning, Hillary or Obama?” I told her it’s a tough call right now. She said, “I think Hillary should win.” I asked her why. “Because I think there should be a woman on our ‘presidents’ placemat.” 

Food

Finally. Let’s talk about food. Before I flew to Peru, I read a bunch of books and blogs about the country, and they all had recommendations regarding local tastes and treats. “Have a Pisco Sour!” they said. “Ok!!” thought I. “Definitely try some ceviche,” they advised. “You got it!” I promised. Once I arrived, my …

Punk’d

Last April Fool’s day was on a Sunday. Using our powers for evil, we woke up the kids and went through the morning pretending it was Monday. Our poor daughter kept shaking her head sadly and saying, “I was sure it was still the weekend!” We packed lunches and tried to move with that clipped …

People in your neighborhood

Some of the friends who came to our party on Sunday: architect photographer  programmer teacher surgeon artist writer mother dog groomer event guru scientist father IT specialist finance wizard inventor project manager program director human resources  graphic designer lawyer sales director accountant musician journalist entrepreneur This isn’t everybody, and some of these people hold more …

Hot Wheels

My latest favorite nickname for our 4 year old is Ricochet. It’s such a dashing yet accurate name for this guy – particularly since he stopped using training wheels about six months ago. But the other day he informed me that his nickname is NOT Ricochet. It’s Hot Wheels. (Also apt, seeing how completely devoted …