Now that we’ve (hopefully) survived the horrible, painful, frustrating and sometimes rage-inducing portion of the 3s, lately we’ve settled into a nice little rhythm. I know this is an instant curse, but, for the most part, E. has been downright pleasant lately. No major tantrums. No major battles. I must say, the second half of…
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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…
Family Fun Overload
So much for thinking the rest of my summer was light. This was a jam-packed weekend. We kicked the weekend off with a long overdue date night (actually I kind of hate the phrase date night, so we’ll just call it a night out). First we checked out the newish restaurant Ceviche Tapas Bar and…
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Is Halloween over yet? It’s only Friday afternoon, and we already have two parties under our wings, with two more to go. Hey, at least we’re getting mileage out of our costume, right? And it IS a cute costume: Thank goodness for 40 percent off sales at the Disney Store. E. started telling us in…
Hair!
When E. was a wee baby, I tried desperately to get her to take a pacifier, to be swaddled and to take a bottle. But her stubborn streak showed itself from Day 1. Every time we tried to swaddle her, she fought and kicked until she was free: The bottle was the biggest battle. My…