E had a sleepover with one of her friends the other night. They had a great time playing and being silly, and when it was time for bedtime, it took them a long time to settle down. Long after the lights went out, they were chatting away in there. That was the first night of…
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My Date With the Imagination Movers
As E. prepares to turn 5, some of the shows that once dominated her life (in the most non-brain-rotting way, naturally) are starting to fade to black. No longer does she beg to watch Dora, Mickey or (the one that hurts me the most) Yo Gabba Gabba. I can’t believe how much I miss DJ…
My 4-Year-Old Is Faster Than Me
When she was just 2 years old, E. ran her very first race at Disney. It’s amazing how that can feel simultaneously like yesterday and forever ago. On that day, she dashed 100 meters to the finish, sprinting every step of the way. We joked about her speed and said perhaps she had taken after…
Here Goes Nothing
So it’s no secret that I’ve been in desperate need of doing something about my body and its extra baggage fees for some time now. I’m about three weeks from turning 36 and things are getting worse, not better. I’ve reached some pretty scary for me numbers on the scale and I’ve reached the point…
Zero Dark Kitty
There’s a reason iJason thinks my life should be a sitcom. Allow me to tell you about my last 36 hours. On Friday night, it was my mom and stepdad’s last night here after a lovely two-week visit (and lots of babysitting on their parts. Thanks again Gigi and DeDe!). We decided to head to…