Monthly Archives: January 2008

Among my son’s bedtime reading selections is a book called Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too. In it, the energetic Tigger enthusiastically “bounces” the characters one by one, until grumpy Rabbit decides he needs to rid Tigger of his annoying … Continue reading →

And, by “kicked out” I mean permanently, if not immediately. More to come, I’m sure… — More… Is it too late to say I just can’t handle this parenting thing and I’ve decided to stay childless? It’s been one of … Continue reading →

Don’t interpret my silence about Shauna’s book as meaning that I haven’t read it, for I did, and quickly. And it doesn’t mean that I didn’t love it. For I did, very much. I’ve just been, uh… digesting. My thoughts … Continue reading →

When it comes to pregnancy, New York holds a lot of bad memories for me. I’ve written before about my ill-fated first pregnancy, though I won’t go into details. But I will say that the 20-week ultrasound scan was the … Continue reading →

For the last few years, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with make-up. Growing up in Houston, land of big hair and panty hose, it wasn’t really even a question. Of course you wear make up, starting in your teens or … Continue reading →

My copy of “The Amazing Adventures of DietGirl” — the book — is here. Yippee! I just want to check out for a few days until I’m finished devouring it! Yummy!

When I first heard about the “Eat Like Me” blog, I have to admit I expected it to be a little self-satisfied and pretentious. Besides my natural distrust of “naturally skinny” people and nutritionists, I just couldn’t imagine anyone holding … Continue reading →

This morning was a doozy. The boy insisted he wanted to “watch tee-bee” rather than getting dressed and going to day care, and he physically fought our attempts to dress him. After we finally wrestled him into clothes, got him … Continue reading →