I bought this cactus to foil my cat. Not the one in the photo, who surprised me by trying to eat it too. But the naughtier one who takes great pleasure in devouring any plant that steps foot — or pot — inside our door. I haven’t had fresh flowers […]

I love driving my kid to school. We have some great conversations on our way. Today, I was telling him that we should start exploring some other radio stations since there are so many genres of music. You know, I told him, rock, blues, jazz, folk. He interrupted me with […]

I got Dev his first set of Legos in August. He was fascinated. We (er, I mean me) made all of the items on the brochure. And we (er, I mean he) played with them. For Christmas he got more Legos from friends. Legos in packages that said ages 7-12. […]

I was sooo nervous yesterday. I never thought I’d even register for a race much less have a number pinned to my jacket and a tag on my shoe to record my time. I chatted with my coworker Laura as we waited for the start. It was just surreal to […]

I love the light in the evenings. Especially now that the clocks have proceeded ahead and we actually get light after 6:00 p.m. Twilight time is kind of magical. Even inside, when I sit with my eyes closed while my child hides toy cars beneath paper Speed Racer cups so […]

The video game obsession, that is. Although he’s been pretty good about the time limits that are imposed. Still, it’s slightly unnerving how easily he blocks everything out when he’s playing. He wouldn’t even say goodbye to me before I ran out to meet friends today. And I had to […]

Really. I have no idea how much she costs us because I’m afraid to look at the total. But another trip to the emergency vet tonight came to $167. And now she’s huddled in my closet waiting for her tummy to feel better. Please, gods of the vet bills, have […]

I just love his expression here. It captures his impishness. And he is indeed an imp. An ever-so-charming imp. I said to him tonight, “I can’t believe you’re almost five. What happened to my baby?” He replied, “I can still be your baby when I’m five, Mom.” Perfect answer!

The view from my company’s parking lot. The lot at the other building, I should say. We have two main office buildings. I secretly wish I worked in this one They can actually wear jeans to work. I’m in the headquarters building with the execs and we don’t even get […]

We had pizza for dinner. And some chit-chat. I love that we all sit down at the table together. Although the kid doesn’t always take the word “sit” very seriously.

Three of us moms took three of our preschoolers to Bob the Builder today. Someone needs to inform the producers of this show that a 20-minute intermission is not a good idea with an audience of very impatient children. Other than that, they did a fine job.

It’s not everyone who thinks of using cans to build a monster-truck garage. And he was very cooperative putting all of the cans back into the cupboard when we were done.