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…
Tag Archive: Eleanor
Horse Hell
You know those girls who are obsessed with horses when they’re young? They pretend jump ropes are reigns and run around the playground neighing and whinnying with their other horse-crazed friends? They inhale books on horses and collect plastic replicas to display on shelves? I was NEVER one of those girls. I never took a…
Hostess with the Mostess
On Saturday, I had some neighborhood friends over for a chocolate party. My pre-blogging friend Gwen (who actually does have a blog) started a little Dove Discoveries side-business. So of course I offered to host a party for her. I mean - who DOESN’T want to have a chocolate party? I got rid of Chris and the boys,…
She’s so damn smart sometimes…
A conversation that just happened two minutes ago… Eleanor: Mommy – when the tooth fairy brings Oliver a toy tonight… Me: The Tooth Fairy isn’t going to bring a toy. She did that the first few times, but I think this time, she’ll just leave a dollar. [Note: Since Oliver started losing teeth right before he…
Make Mine A Double.
This is a repost of something I wrote a few months after starting this blog. In honor of my twins’ birthday, I shared their birth story – which started with a trip to the hair salon and ended with my husband almost passing out. I think it’s a good one. So here it is again….
Lucky
I tend to think of myself as a very lucky person. I didn’t see things that way for a long time, but at almost 40 years old, it’s become very clear to me that I lead a rather charmed life. Things always work out. No matter how bad something may seem at the time, it…
I Forgot That Summer Could be Scary…
With the Fourth of July approaching, fireworks stands are everywhere. And no one gets more excited about fireworks than my husband. He can’t restrain himself – it’s inevitable that he will purchase some long before the actual holiday. This year, all three kids have real memories of fireworks displays past and they were thrilled to…
I finally have a child who likes to sit and color!
Or sit and do anything really. I was a quiet little girl. I’d sit and read books. I’d entertain myself. I’m not saying that I was perfect – but I don’t think I was all that demanding of attention. Oliver is probably the most like me, and that may be an oldest child thing. But…
Just [Tae Kwon] Do It
I’m skipping Monday Links this week since I really need to write something other than a list of great stuff other people posted. I had a few of my own stories to tell last week and never got around to them. This has been happening far too often lately because I feel like I need…
[Pre]School is Out for the Summer!
Friday was the last day of preschool for the twins. Well – until September. They still have another year before they start Kindergarten. But this was their first year of real school and I have to thank them for making the entire process SO EASY. Oliver wasn’t nearly as keen on the idea of school…
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.