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Time To Go Back To The Gym (Great Excuse To Wear Sweats All Day)
About three weeks ago I started going back to the gym -a place I used to go religiously until I got pregnant with twins. Yup, Ive barely stepped foot into my place of worship in, oh, roughly two years.
Outbreak! My Close Brush With Creepy-Crawly Catastrophe
A couple of weeks ago, my nanny found a louse on Matildas head. Apparently it was just crawling around, not a care in the world. Liz bagged it in a Ziploc sandwich bag so I could see it for myself and then called to deliver the bad news.
Is Spoiling Our Kids An Addiction?
More clues (as if we need them) that American parents have lost our heads: Slate and The Washington Post recently reported that American parents are now hosting birthday parties for seven-year-olds featuring enough presents for an orphanage, and milk chocolate facials, limousine transportation, and faux champagne for kids under 10. Separately – but maybe related […]
Changed By A Child
It has only taken me thirteen years to write anything about our story. I can honestly say that I have perseverated about it endlessly, even thought about writing a book but I was always afraid I would end up like Jack Nicholson’s character on the “Shining,” you know, the one that locks himself in a […]
A Floor That Makes “Cents”?
About a dozen years ago, my siblings talked me into buying a cottage with them. It has worked out great – we share the cost and the work among the four of us, and the property gets a lot of use! On the rare occasion we’re all there at the same time, it makes for […]