January 2010

In 1991, Naughty-by-Nature released O.P.P. and it debuted at #6 on the music charts.  I was in sixth grade and rockin’ my tape deck.  When you’re eleven it’s your life’s mission to learn all the words to all the cool songs by Vanilla Ice & Color Me Badd.  Upon learning these lyrics, it was then [...]

When Babycakes was a teeny-tiny, she rarely slept.  I was lucky to get three consecutive hours of sleep at night and naps were scarce.  My life felt out of control.  The house was a wreck, my body was a wreck, and I was caffeine dependent.  SOooo…. last year, entertaining strangers was a mad dash to hide [...]

Ask me how long Babycakes cried when I left the house on Saturday evening?  Take a guess. No guesses? Zero minutes.  On Saturday evening, Babycakes walked me to the door & happily continued her play with our new babysitter.  Amazing.  Wearing heels & jewelry, I drove to campus with the bass pumping.  So what if [...]

Once upon a time, not so long ago, Coach and I didn’t own a kitchen table.  After tiring of eating dinner at the center island on stools that were 10 inches too high, I suggested that we  go to my favorite antique co-op in search of a real kitchen table.  This is what $89 will buy you:  I [...]