I’m not the kind of blogger who gets invited to the super-cool events. But I was stoked to get an invite to the pre-opening of WONDER!
First, I WONDERed what WONDER! was. I knew it was a children’s store and that I was allowed to bring my kids to the blogger event. What more did I need to know beforehand? It’s not like when I was out covering a story for AP and I had to do some reporting before going to a press conference.… Read more ...
As many moms were packing lunches, correcting bed head, and keeping breakfast off of new shirts for their kids’ first day of school, I was doing the same mommy hustle for my 8 month old.
It was time to ship my little Ethan to daycare. We’d spent the past 8 months together hanging out at the house, napping, laughing and drooling.
But because I was failing at carving out time to do my freelance work with an infant around (imagine that!) it was time for … Read more ...
My oldest turned 4 the other day. Four years that he’s been with us and I look at him and marvel. I’m someone’s mom. That’s crazy.
What’s crazier is that Logan apparently thought he was turning 14. First thing in the morning, he whispers in my ear: “Can you tell? My voice is deeper now that I’m four.”
Excited about his banana cake.
Blink. Blink. What did he just say?
Logan stares at me, expecting an answer.
“Yes, you’re right!” I lie enthusiastically. Where … Read more ...
OK, I admit it. I was wrong. I thought with proper time management Hubby and I could easily train for the half marathon.
The boys konked out after a 5 mile run.
Clearly I was smoking something.
When I told him I was going to do Chicago’s Rock N’ Roll Half Marathon, part of him wanted to join. I warned him that if he did, I’d be more bullish about my training than I was with the Shamrock Shuffle. Since the Shamrock was … Read more ...
They're over a year old, but I still love 'em.