There are few things I love in this world more than “The Big Lebowski.” As soon as my friends and I saw it shortly after its 1998 release, it instantly became our most quoted movie. Clearly we’re not alone. In recent years, its cult status has continued to grow. Well I had big plans of…
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Mother’s Day on the Beach
Happy Mother’s Day! How’d you spend your day? My day was my idea of perfection. Originally DadJovi made brunch reservations at a fancy hotel. That would have been nice but we’re going to dinner at a different fancy hotel in a couple weeks for our anniversary so I thought we should save our money and…
How My Daughter Sees Me
Today was the Mother’s Day Luncheon at E’s preschool. She’s been practicing her song for months (I’m not kidding. Her teacher runs a tight ship — she’s been singing it since February). All week long, she’s been looking forward to singing to me and giving me the present they made (little flower pots with pictures…
Parents Just Don’t Understand
I just don’t get some people. A while back, I told you about E’s kissing buddy at school. For the sake of this story, we’ll call him Peter since one of their favorite things to play is Peter Pan. Some days E’s Wendy. Some days she’s Tink (I have mixed feelings on both so I’m…
Dear Teachers, I Suck
Yesterday I was so proud of myself. As you probably know, it’s National Teacher Appreciation Week. Events are planned for each day at E’s preschool. Monday’s event calls for all the kids to bring in homemade cards for their teachers and teaching assistants. So by mid-afternoon yesterday, I sat E. down at her art table…