Old School Posts

• The Wild Wild (Upper) West

  Today is Thursday. Which means? Yesterday was Wednesday. My day alone with the girls. At the end of the day, the three of us girls waited for Husband to come home. And I decided to check in with one of my best friends who just had her own little girl less than two weeks ago. So I called. My frien

• ILI Interview: Angie of All Adither

  I've said it before. And here I am saying it again: One of my very favorite elements of blogging is encountering new and interesting people and having new and interesting conversations. Enter self-proclaimed "writer, mom, graphic designer and lawyer's wife" Angie of the wonderful, "honest and earnes

• So Embarrassing

  You are in a good mood. Which is always nice. It's time to get dressed for that birthday party. You are eight months pregnant and it has become harder to find something to wear. You try on a few options. None quite works. You zero in on a black sweater with a big neck. It looks fine. Maybe even

• Is Divorce Contagious?

  I remember the conversation. And it wasn't pretty. But it was interesting. To me at least. And maybe it will be to you too. It was a several years ago. Husband and I were enjoying our briefish post-wedding/pre-kids time together. We were out on our deck. The weather was pleasant and we sipped

• My Cheesecake Epiphany

  Last week, Husband and I went on a date. It was a crisp night and we ate dinner outside at a local tapas restaurant. Then we headed to the glorious Magnolia Bakery for dessert. Now, I am not much of a dessert person, but that night I had a hankering for Magnolia's divine banana pudding (it has cru

• I Love You Too

  9:09am. A quick stop at Starbucks between drop-off and Physique 57 class. There's a free table. A sign. I decide to sit, to whip up a quick blog post. Something short and sweet to honor the day. I pull out my laptop and two things come with it. A book. A card. The book: The Lover's Dict

• This About Sums It Up

  This is what happens when you bring an adorable newborn baby boy home to two smart, strong-willed little girls. (And when you have an open fire roaring all day long.) Like this little Valentine's pup, I survived my weekend in Chicago. But I do have a few stories to tell. Stay tuned...

• Domestically Disturbed

  This morning, I sat on the hardwood floor between Toddler and Baby, brokering peace negotiations between the pajama-clad girls who are many long months away from receiving their Masters in Sharing. Mission accomplished. Within a few moments, Toddler was playing with her Mama Tape Measure and Bab

• My Nanny Is Twelve

  Calm down. Nanny is not a pre-teen. But she did just join a gym recently and upon joining said gym and undergoing one of those fun free-of-charge fitness exams with calipers, she learned that she has a metabolic age of... twelve. Yes, you guessed it. Twelve. But while metabolically a child, N

• Pondering Profanity

  I've never been big on profanity, but back in the day, I wouldn't say my language was squeaky clean. Somewhere along the way, though, I stopped swearing.  Not sure whether it was graduating law school, or getting married, or pondering kids or having them, but I just stopped. These days I am busy