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: Little Ones
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…
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…
Stupid
It’s a loaded word. And we use it all the time in so many different ways… “How could I be so stupid?…then the stupid coffee maker broke…don’t say stupid honey, it’s not nice…don’t be stupid, of course I’ll help with…that stupid dog was barking all night…please don’t say stupid sweetie, it hurts feelings…” I’ve tried explaining that it’s…
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…
Holiday Weekend
First – a PSA on behalf of all holiday novelty items that relatives may consider sending to our children: “Don’t. Please.” I like to call this picture “The Island of Misfit Christmas Decor Characters” Pictured: Hallmark Snowman (unmasked to reveal that he’s really a robot), Nutcracker ornament with a broken head, one-armed Dancing Santa and nose-less Frosty the…
Holiday Greetings!
Hi! It’s been a little while…like a week. And I’m too far behind on my blog reading to even attempt a links post. It’s the holidays, you know. The minute Thanksgiving arrives, all of my good intentions fly out the window and I run around in a metaphorical circle getting very little accomplished. Though the…
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,…
Living the Dream
While I was pregnant with my first child—my special needs child, Oliver—I had this little thing I would do every night before going to sleep. It wasn’t exactly a prayer, or even some intentional form of magical thinking…but I would reflect on everything that I wanted for my baby. It was more of a list…
Forever Changed
Have you noticed that I switched to Word Press? Doesn’t it look great? I am going to thank my fabulous designer once I’ve updated my “about me” and “currently reading” pages. So make sure to look for that in early 2012! Just kidding – I’m totally working on that, and will make a big “look…
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.