Poor Dee Dee. In case you haven’t yet memorized every person in my life, he is my mom’s boyfriend/life partner/Harley co-pilot, and, almost as importantly, E’s Dee Dee. She adores him (and her Gigi, too). Poor Dee Dee gets dragged to Florida way more than he’d probably like since my mom is addicted to her…
Archives for August 2011
Hurricane Tips from a Pro (Sorta)
Right now, everyone in the dreaded cone of error is freaking the hell out about Hurricane Irene. My Facebook and Twitter streams are filled with people worrying about the coming days. Me? Not so worried. I hate to be flippant but consider me jaded after the historic storm season of 2004. Let me set the…
First Day of School!
Back to reality today. It’s the first day of school! Even though E. was in her preschool all summer (sorry, they call it “camp” during the summer), it felt like a first day of school after her week off last week. Her school closes the week between camp and the new school year, and a…
What I’ve Been Doing Instead of Blogging
Forgive the mini-blog hiatus. But as I mentioned in my last post, I was enjoying having my mother in town for the past 12 days. So, instead of blogging, we were … — Discovering that there are starfish on Daytona Beach! I can’t believe we’ve never seen them there before. My husband grew up across…
Living the Hollywood Lifestyle
I’m a bit off the radar this week because my mom is in town. Know what that means? Free childcare! She came down this week because E’s school is closed. They close the week between the end of the summer session and the beginning of the fall session (convenient for a preschool, huh?). I’m not…