Yes. That is our laundry basket. Completely empty. That is what happens when I stay away from my computer for an entire day. For the record: the laundry is all folded and put away too. It was nice while it lasted. I also did a "mini photo shoot" with my piercingly beautiful girls: I attempted […]
I often think about sending a photo, a funny anecdote, or a hand-drawn card from our girls to their grandparents and great-grandparents. I just know - with all my heart - that getting something personalized in the mail would mean the world to them. Despite my good intentions, sending out those cards always seems to […]
What do you do when you: get really poor customer service at a restaurant? buy a product that turns out to be a piece of junk? watch a movie that was not at all worth your while? walk in a store that is disorganized only to discover that there are NO service associates to help […]
Yesterday, we delivered a meal to our friends Joy & Aaron (who just had their fourth baby). The preparing of the meal was painless. Lately, I've been doing this make-ahead meal system (using a phenomenal cookbook: Fix, Freeze, Feast). This system is convenient for our family, of course...but it's also good when we want to […]
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi I've been thinking about that quote a lot lately. The phrase is used repeatedly in our culture - on billboards, in magazines, at political rallies, and in places of learning. But the truth is that I never tire of hearing it. No […]
Normally, I stay up until 1 or 2 am. But not the past few nights. I'm exhausted from traveling. Being away is energy-draining. Everything is a little out-of-whack. Naptimes and bedtimes are skewed. We can't jump on the bed and there are no books here to read before bedtime. We don't have a baby bouncer […]
We walked for miles and miles. We fought pirates. We sat on flying elephants and soared high in the sky. We rode on horses. We met princesses and monsters and talking mice. We went on an adventure through outer space and on a cruise in the jungle. We went underwater in a submarine and went […]
Yesterday, we woke up early and left on a plane for California (more on that later, but suffice to say our experience included: a barf bag, too much luggage, and a grumpypants airline attendant). After getting settled in our guest room at the Disneyland Hotel, we headed to the park and ate lunch on Main […]