Things will definitely be looking up

Bah. This week wasn’t at all what I wanted it to be. I wanted to relax and take some time for myself. Instead I had endless appointments and lines to wait in. I know. Complaining doesn’t help. It’s just that I feel like a little black cloud has been following […]

Yummo

Do you ever forget how clever you’ve been? I made these without-a-campfire s’mores last year and completely forgot about the deliciousness. What’s summer without this type of decadence? I haven’t feasted on one yet this year, so I’m happy I came across photographic proof that I don’t need a blazing […]

There is no logic

There are many illogical things that you have to deal with as a parent. Like a kid who screams and cries that he DOESN’T WANT TO TAKE A BATH, then insists that he doesn’t want to get out of the tub once he’s in it.

Visiting paparrazi

Archie came to town today! We lunched at Restaurant Bloom (hello, goat cheese sandwich!), toured the GRAM (yay…Gordon Parks and Jennifer Bartlett), and watched Devin run pell-mell along the riverfront. Good times!

Sayonara

Tomorrow is my last day working with my biggest client. I’ve had a steady 20-hour gig with them for the past six years, plus a year before that where I worked on several projects. So seven. Seven. That’s the longest I’ve worked anywhere during my career, and I wasn’t even […]

The picture of persistence

He’s cute. He’s sweet. He’s funny. He’s also been a handful lately. I have never met a more persistent and determined person. I really wish I’d had more of his attitude when I was a kid. I was always intimidated by the idea of trying something new or arguing my […]

The boy and the ballpark

Whitecaps vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Obstacle course. Playing catch with Dad. Hotdogs. Peanuts. Four spoonfuls of dipping dots. Three wails about how he just had to have cotton candy. Two bites of cotton candy the people sitting next to us offered when their little guy didn’t like it. Five minutes […]