Amelia: 156 weeks She reeeeeally wanted an umbrella for her birthday. Thank goodness for awesome aunts who listen to and oblige weird requests. Margot: 58 weeks Mila also got a “little tic-tar” from another awesome aunt. We’ve all been taking turns “playing” it. Memorial Day always makes me so nostalgic; it was the day I became a mother. And on… View Post
So many people I know, it seems, are doing fun things and going to fabulous places and experiencing life in a way that is impossible for me in my current season of life. Normally I would be fending off jealousy and frustration about this. Lately, though, I feel a tiny twinge of envy followed by a surge of inspiration. It’s… View Post
Some of Mila’s latest gems for your amusement. Looking intently at the cover of one of her books… Mila: “I can’t find any green.” Me: “Really? No green anywhere on that book?” Mila: “No. Maybe it disappeared. I fink it just vanished into the air.” Watching me pull some clothes out of my latest Stitch Fix box (more on that… View Post
Amelia: 155 weeks and Margot: 57 weeks We went to the library today. The girls found some bins full of board books, plopped down, and “read” as many as they could grab. If it hadn’t been 100 degrees outside we would’ve stayed all afternoon. But you can only leave the car baking in the sun for so long. Thank goodness… View Post
I think I’ve finally hit my last adult milestone: finish college, buy a car, get married, have kids, buy a house, and acquire a Costco membership. Welcome to being a grown up, Jen. Have a 280 pack of toilet paper. Margot was all over the free samples. Mila, on the other hand, couldn’t be bothered. “I brought my own snacks,”… View Post