The Return
Upon finding out the professor (or a legal document containing his permission) needed to accompany us on operation renew-the-Hen’s-passport-before-July, I had no choice but to retrace my steps back to the […]
Category Archives: Movies
That’s Amore
[Spoiler alert: If you haven't seen Amour - and you want to - don't read any further.] My mom is in town this week and when I asked her if […]
The Family that sits together…..
‘Twas that time of year again. A time when teachers convene for two days, bookended by a dubious holiday named ‘Family Day’, resulting in five.straight.days of meandmyboys. Perhaps if I […]
More Faux Tradition
It was the day after Christmas and apparently my Christmas-loving husband had decided it was time for the tree to come down. Even though I’m slightly Christmas-averse, I wasn’t quite […]
Christmas, reflected
A friend once told me that when the youngest member of the family turns 4 things really change. Meaning, I suppose, as the youngest matures and naptimes and potty training […]
A point for Gryffindor
Always one to eschew a bandwagon, I’d managed to evade Harry Potter mania for the better part of thirteen years. But last year, after repeated [failed] attempts at trying to […]
It’s all fun and games until somebody cracks an egg
It was Friday night and I was sitting all alone at the dining table doing my best to burst a blood vessel in my brain. Some prefer to call it […]
Whataweek
Alternatively titled: Cause and Effect Staying up late watching Mad Men….three times. Getting up fifteen minutes before school starts….three times. Pizza. Vietnamese. Doughnuts. McDonald’s. Doughnuts. Subway. Pizza. Allinthesameweek. Boys wear […]
