You know those Facebook articles about how much better things were when we were kids? The ones that talk about the days when kids were bored and okay with it? The ones that remind us of the days when kids played outside, knocked on their neighbors’ doors (without texting first), and came home when the […]
The other day I congratulated my 4 year old for wiping his own ass. “You’re such a big boy!” I cheered. “Yep and soon I’ll be a ‘dult’ and then you’ll be dead….” Ouch! I’m pretty sure he has no idea how profound that statement was, but his logic is well beyond his years. My […]
If anyone knows the esteemed multi-level marketing rep pictured above in her white Mercedes after cutting me off this morning, please thank her for me. (Kidding, I’ve blurred out her face because I’ve decided that I’m too nice to blatantly blast a person who is most likely another Boca mom, and because I’m a coward). But seriously, […]
I’m at the grocery store. The baby is crying. The big kids are arguing over who gets to steer the cart. The oldest one is begging for Pop Tarts, and while I’m explaining that they need to lay off the sugar, the middle child knocks over a pyramid of apples. Now two kids are crying […]
New Zealand, El Salvador, China, Laos, Morocco, India, Brazil, and the USA. This is the list of birth places for the attendees of our 4th of July party, and it only scratches the surface of countries represented by our wider group of friends. As I looked around my living room, at a room full of […]
At this point in time, the left side of my mouth is numb and all I can think of is cheeseburgers, or Italian sausage, or any food for that matter. This morning I had a filling. Thanks to advancements in numbing technology and the care of a great dentist, it was completely painless and easy. […]