Old School Posts

• 'Tis the Season

  The tree is up, and trimmed. The elf is on the shelf. Lists are being made. Carols are swirling. Little girls are twirling. And one mommy is smiling. Because this? It is, by far, her favorite time of year. Do you love this season, too? Do you know about the Elf on the Shelf? (Stay tuned for a w

• Nine Pounds, Six Ounces, Too Many Miles

  I have a brand new nephew! Yes, that's right. Sister N welcomed her third child and first son Friday night and we couldn't be more thrilled. Her little dude made his debut two days after his due date and weighed in at a solid nine pounds, six ounces. My superstar sister survived it all and she a

• Digital Natives: Amazing or Alarming?

  Baby knows how to play (age-appropriate) video games on my iPhone. She is very good at these games. Toddler knows how to surf the Internet; her latest fascination is, appropriately, Halloween costumes on Amazon. Toddler's preschool has a computer lab. She had her very first computer class of the

• Twenty-Four Weeks. Again.

  I am twenty-four weeks pregnant. I was twenty-four weeks pregnant with Baby when Dad died. Of this time, I remember so much and so little. The waiting. The cursing. The contractions, innocuous but existent, that came from stress and sadness. I am having those contractions now too. I miss him.

• Breakfast with the Queen

  Queen Latifa, that is.  Oh, and two thousand other women.  And a few odd men.  Including our mayor.  And governor. Now breakfast for me usually involves a bottomless cup of coffee and a couch and two chirping children, so this was quite the treat.  I got gussied up and headed to midtown with

• The Insecurity Line

  You are insecure. So am I. We all are. Just this weekend I got prime proof of this theory. First, fellow blogger and heretofore virtual friend of mine Nic wrote a story. It was, and is, a haunting account of a mother separated from her young child by a TSA agent while navigating the secur

• Brunch with Barack

  Yes, it's Wednesday. The day when things get interesting chez Rowley because I am home alone with them. And by "them" I mean my gorgeous girls who are now sleeping. Hallelujah! I simply cannot wait for them to wake up and keep kicking my puny play and sing and smile. Truth be told it has been

• Knock Knock

  It's Friday again. Hard to believe. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like time is odd this year. Extra speedy. The fact that Thanksgiving looms and I am drinking from a Starbucks holiday cup and listening to Christmas music (love it), is both very wonderful and very strange. It feels like it shoul

• Take Rest

  "Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." Ovid Starting today, I am all about rest, relaxation, and family. (Oh, and the leak in our brand new kitchen. Arghhhhh.) I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend. See you Tuesday! __________________ What do you have pl

• Moment to Moment

  What amazes me is the keen contrast, the devilish dichotomy, the quickening of shadows in sunlight. What amazes me is how quickly things can change. How one moment, one good moment, can be crammed with mundane joys, spilling over, leaking laughter. And how the very next moment can be opaque with