It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. And I have a good excuse: I’ve been writing DAILY at the Listen to Your Mother DC blog. Sometimes twice a day. And to be honest, I’m exhausted. But the show is now over. I know – my Facebook friends never thought this day would come. Yes…
Category Archives: Big Piece of Cake
EVERY child…
Every child deserves a shot at… Fill in the blank. Or hundreds of blanks. Because every child deserves a shot at living long enough to do so many things. Things that I personally, take for granted. I never questioned that my children would have the opportunity to take their first steps, say their first word, find their first…
Personal History (We Move to Pelham)
I’ve been pretty busy with Listen to Your Mother for the past couple of weeks, but I’ve been meaning to post another installment of that personal history I’m writing for our family “ancestor book.” If you’re interested, you can find the ealier posts under ”About Me.” Since this would be “Part Three” and I’m barely four years old…I think we’ll…
“Kids Can Be So Cruel…”
Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. When was in fifth and sixth grade, there was a girl in my class named Lauren. She was small and slim, with black hair. Pretty. And for the life of me, I can’t imagine what it was…
Things that happened this weekend: a birthday, some blog posts and the undead. You know – the usual.
First, this happened on Friday. He’s seven. Be still my heart… And yes – that is a half-melted Carvel cake that you can buy from Target. HEY! It’s what he wanted. Martha Stewart was not required for that birthday party. Then – I FINALLY wrote a post about our Listen to Your Mother show read…
Shabby Apple Giveaway!
**And the winner is…MIRIAM! I’ve sent an e-mail with directions on how to collect – if it was not received, please e-mail me at bigpieceofcake@gmail.com. In the four years that I’ve been blogging, I think I’ve entered about 500 Shabby Apple giveaways. You would think that I could win ONE of them, right? Not so…
Sound Byte: Street Smarts
My conversation with my five yaer old twins in the car earlier today: Eleanor: Mommy, is there a Huckleberry Street? Me: We know a Huckelberry. Our friend Stephanie’s baby is named Huckleberry. Eleanor: Yes – but do you know any STREETS named Huckleberry? Me: Well it certainly sounds like a street name. I’m sure there…
Personal History (Part Two)
You may already know this – but I’m going to be posting installments of a personal history I’m writing for our family “ancestor book.” This is a continuation of that. And to simplify things, I’m putting the whole thing under “About Me.” So if you want to read from the beginning – you can head…
Personal History (Part One)
My father is putting together an “ancestor book” and has asked everyone in the family to write a little bit about themselves and their life to date. So of course as the only blogger in the family, I am also the LAST to actually write anything. Isn’t that always the way? Actually I find this…
Sound Byte: For Real
As expected – I’ve been spending all of my brief moments for writing on Listen to Your Mother planning… So this week, I’ll have to keep it simple with a quote. This is by far my favorite thing I’ve heard anyone say in a long time. Overheard bit of conversation (no idea what it was…
Mother to three children (four if you count my husband), keeper of a moderately sane house, admirer of beautiful interiors and fashion that becomes more and more "young" for me, textile junkie and believer in the power of wishing really, really hard. I wage a daily battle against feet on furniture, "outside voices" inside, the ever widening chasm between now and "when I used to work," wrinkles, a lack of personal time, dust and the constant arrows that having a special needs child shoots directly into one's heart. So far dust and wrinkles are winning, but only because even the best of multitaskers have their limits.