i’ve been in and out of doctor offices today. first ferried out to the west side to my favorite urgent care where their effervescent and charming doctors always ask, “have you ever had a steroid shot before?” like it’s a cocktail and you’re at a bar. i declined the shot, but not the antibiotics and [...]

hi. i have the flu. it’s finally cool enough to play outside and i have the flu.

the children have been as kind as their toddling bodies allow. they say things like, “shhh, mommy’s sick” before they jump on me.

the husband, in a tour de force, made chicken soup, complete with noodles from scratch. he got [...]

so. i’ve noticed lately that i do feel like the world could burst into flame at any minute, but other than that, i’m pretty darn happy.

henry loves school. i love school. school is every day and i can’t think of anything better for all of us. violet and i putter about doing household chores and [...]

some people can’t sleep at night because they’re serial killers. i can’t sleep at night because i’m afraid the devil might be behind my decision to send henry (4) to pre-k.

what is pre-k, you ask? and i have to be honest, i’m not exactly sure.

so far i know that it runs from 7:45 am to [...]

we interrupt our regularly scheduled blogging to bring you this important message from gigi bernina. she’s trying to get santa the message early that she needs a serger. (we both know Christmas is still months away, but it’s never too early for a girl to dream, right … ?)