by Amy | Mar 9, 2016 | My Family, Yummy
We visited friends who have a lemon tree growing in their backyard. Our 5-year-old, Viv, was given a paper grocery bag and the instruction to “just pick a few.” So naturally, we came home with 34 lemons. It was very important to me not to waste these...
by Amy | Feb 23, 2016 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
It will be GREAT, I told myself, when we bought the house with only two usable bedrooms. The girls will share. They’ll never be scared because they have each other, and they’ll grow up to be the best of friends. I also nurtured future bunk bed fantasies,...
by Amy | Feb 18, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
What pet should you get? So you don’t feel regret. Or go into debt. From constant trips to the vet. Okay, so that’s not what it says in the recently discovered Dr. Seuss book, “What Pet Should I Get?” but imagine how useful that would be! As...
by Amy | Feb 1, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood
Wondering where I’ve been? This is where I’ve been! A girlfriend of mine moved houses when she was eight months pregnant. I thought she was nuts to undertake such a physical project while swollen and exhausted, but now I understand the rush, because the...
by Amy | Jan 29, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Raising Girls, Shopping
Major Barbie news out of Mattel this week–after decades of world domination, the Aryan goddess with the 16 inch waist will finally share her Dream House with buddies who are short, tall, curvy and ethnically diverse. This is awesome. Little girls should be...
