2016-03-19 18:53
This was my Facebook weekend. Watched The Social Network. I hope Mark Zuckerberg's ex-girlfriend friended him. I guess Eduardo had already friended him. Would he have un-friended him, I wond… Read More
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A blog about family, friends and life in beautiful Waldo, a neighborhood in the middle of a city in the middle of the Midwest.
2016-03-19 18:53
Ahh...a comment.It used to be something you said under your breath. If it was too bombastic for the person standing next to you, what were they going to do, tattle tell on you?Now the commen… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Christmas vacation...the kids may be out of school, but me? I'm learning a lot. Being home all day with the boys always brings me closer to understanding the young male mind, and subjects li… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
While we were getting ready for Mass/Baby Jesus' birthday party on Sunday, J.J. called in: "Mom, Furious is squeeping." (sleeping)You never want to hear those words as the mother of a pet ow… Read More
2010-11-26 22:45
I come from a family of eaters. I mean, we can pack it away. I hope this doesn't offend anybody, but I consider Thanksgiving to be amateur hour for some of my fellow eaters.It was all over F… Read More
2010-11-24 18:04
This is my 365th post. If you've read this from the beginning, you know my plan was to write a post every single day. Nearly five years later, here we are. Five years flying by in a single e… Read More
2010-11-03 13:42
What began as a Friday "jump-start" to Halloween ended on Saturday morning with me staring at a red splot on our school roster and wondering if it was real or fake blood.First: Teacher confe… Read More
2010-10-20 15:54
I haven't posted since summer because of...logistics.Two weeks before school started, I found out that J.J.'s school day had been moved back an entire hour! That complicated things because I… Read More
2010-08-18 12:54
End of the summer. Kids have been home for two and a half months. Nightly football games. Daily wrestling matches on the living room floor.Now, all the kids are in bed--Richie and Johnny goi… Read More
2010-08-13 21:02
1.After I told the boys that a kid we know tried football but likes soccer better...Johnny: Well, my favorite is football.Richie: My favorite is baseball.J.J.: My favorite is bouncy ball… Read More
2010-08-11 14:50
We just got back from Boston for our annual trip to visit Justin's family and enjoy a town that has no end to the stuff there is to do. Here is what we did:Caught up with friends and family… Read More
2010-07-27 21:20
We went to the zoo today--The boys, my niece Francie and I. We were supposed to go a couple other times, but one day it looked like rain, the other, Johnny had football camp. I said, "Watch… Read More
2010-07-06 05:25
At the city pool again. This time, with waterguns. I'd like to take a moment to describe our city pool, or mi amour, as I sometimes call it when I'm being French. Is that French? I think tha… Read More
2010-07-05 15:27
The Fourth of July isn't the same without traveling to Boston, which is what we usually do, for a giant tent party with family and friends. This year, we're going to Boston later in the summ… Read More
2010-06-30 12:03
How would I describe summer vs. the rest of the year? First of all: I love summer. It's my chance to spend time with my boys that doesn't include homework and signing a bunch of stuff.I get… Read More
2010-06-25 15:19
Last summer, a blog I like, Fuse #8 Production, posted the top 100 picture books, based on readers' votes. I can't find the original post, but here is the list on Goodreads: http://www.goodr… Read More
2010-06-22 13:14
As you know, I'm J.J.'s celebrity handler at the pool. His new friend, Preston, also has a handler, a babysitter who wears a blue, what we used to call "tank" swimsuit and cop sunglasses. Pr… Read More
2010-06-19 19:23
J.J.'s party was a success. A mom from J.J.'s school came to the party with her four cute kids, who each brought a present. She was like the guardian angel of people not RSVP-ing! One was a… Read More
2010-06-19 19:06
For some people, summer is about the beach. In Kansas City, it's all about the city pool. I once asked a friend in Boston if people went to city pools there. "Poor people do," she said. Well… Read More
2010-06-11 15:58
Johnny went to football camp and won a quarterback award (for some drills they'd done.) That night, he wanted to practice. He asked if we had a target he could throw the ball at. "No, that w… Read More
2010-05-26 18:43
Goggles. Check.Sunscreen. Check.Swim trunks. Check.Sidewalk chalk. Check.Heat and humidity. Check check.Summer came a little early this year, and I say: Welcome. I'll take the high eighties… Read More
2010-05-01 22:27
I was working in J.J.'s school garden yesterday and a mother asked me what country I was from. She said it sounded like I had an accent. I guess my fake Madonna accent is really paying off!… Read More
2010-04-21 14:00
J.J. loves art. Every day, he comes home and colors and cuts stuff out and tapes it to other stuff. He's never been too into playing sports with the older boys. That's fine. Maybe he'll get… Read More
2010-04-02 21:23
The other day, I was in the library with a group of first grade boys. A fifth grade boy walked through the room and climbed the stairs. Just before he reached the landing, he turned around a… Read More
2010-03-31 22:33
We went to San Lucas for Spring Break. I mean San Louis. I mean St. Louis! They sure sound alike! We didn't go to a beach, but we did go to the coolest place ever: the City Museum. I've bee… Read More
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