Happy Easter everyone! Hope your day was eggcellent (oh boy. Sorry, couldn’t resist at least one Easter pun). After a late night at our friends’ wedding (more on that later because it was, quite possibly, one of the most fun weddings ever), we all slept in some. Even E. didn’t get up til almost 9,…
At Home
Memories As Sweet as Easter Peeps
I had a really bittersweet conversation with my boss at work today. He has two amazing daughters. One is a freshman in college now and the other is about to graduate high school. Did I mention that they were BOTH valedictorians? They’re do-gooders. They the sweetest, unsnarkiest, least cynical teenage girls I’ve ever met. And…
Outsourced: Sick Day Edition
I’m home sick with E. today. There’s nothing like waking up to a screaming toddler at 1 a.m. only to discover she’s puked all.over.her.bed. Like amounts of vomit that I didn’t think were possible out of someone so small. I quickly got her into the bath and got her as cleaned as well as could…
Empty House
I’m savoring a rare moment of quiet in our packed house. This weekend, we’ve got a Full House. (SOURCE) Sadly, we won’t have Jesse and the Rippers here to provide musical entertainment. But we do have my mom, my de facto-stepfather, his son and his girlfriend and the DFSF’s nephew. It’s a lot of people…
I Don’t Think They’re Ready for My Jelly
Anyone else have one of these growing up? (SOURCE) I loooooved my Strawberry Shortcake doll. When you squeezed her belly, she even blew you strawberry-scented kisses. I went through a pretty major Strawberry Shortcake phase. I remember having curtains, a bedspread and one of those fuzzy blankets with the thick, silk borders (Remember those? I’m…