I don’t know who came up with the term Terrible Two’s, but whoever did, clearly never met my daughter. Otherwise, he would have aptly pissed on the term Terrible Two’s and immediately warned the world about its much nastier successor, the Totally Terrifying Three’s. I sort of imagined that once Noob Baby blew out the candles on her third birthday,… Read More
On Monday, we started a new session of Mommy & Me Preschool. And like any other morning, I lay in bed praying to myself, “I hope today is the day that I get some really condescending advice from a total stranger.” And sure enough, my prayers were answered. For awhile I was starting to lose hope that such a fortuitous… Read More
There is a time of day that tastes deliciously sweet … like sun-kissed strawberries bursting with the warmth of summer. Slightly tart. Secretly satisfying crunch of the seeds popping in my mouth. This time of day also tastes to me like a towering ice cream cone, or piping hot coffee in a big frothy mug, or a thick creamy chowder on a… Read More
A couple weeks ago, Noob Baby and I decided to go visit our new neighborhood park. One of the perks of living in Suburbia is that there are many pretty fabulous parks nearby to choose from. Each one, even though they’re all just a couple blocks away from each other, has its own personality. For example, there’s 1) “Chinese” park… Read More