Friday afternoon… My grandmother hosted a small tea at her home in honor of Baby Boy. It also happened to be her birthday. My mother and sister were there (with Little Cousin), along with my other grandmother and some family friends. And, of course, the Munchkin. Though it wasn’t a baby shower per se, there […]

I’m imagining Greta Garbo saying that in her incredibly thick accent. I love my children. I really really do. But I would like to have a tiny break every now and then. The Munchkin has been on a tear recently. And when she needs something, the word “Mommy” comes out of her mouth at an […]

Over time, all families develop their own kind of shorthand. Usually it’s built out of the many years of memories and inside jokes that have developed over time. For example, if I say, “But you don’t know what color it is!”, the only people who will understand the joke are my immediate family. (The story […]

So, I bought myself some new clothes via JC Penney online. There was free shipping, and things were on sale. After quite a period of time where all the new things I was buying for myself were maternity clothes, it was nice to get a few things that were not designed with an extra flap […]