This station break from reading/review writing is brought to you by…my future stepdaughter #1. What shall I call her on this blog??? Hmm.
I got it: Li’l Mama.
So…my day started with a nice little chat with Li’l Mama. I’m still looking for a poem for her to read during our wedding ceremony. In all our giddiness, [...]
I had some baklava with my lunch at this Mediterranean place today. Baklava is all honey-yumminess, but mostly I love it because my Nay-Nay introduced me to it when I was a kid. Nay-Nay was always bringing the world to me in a white paper bag or covered styrofoam bowl. I wrote a tribute to [...]
Spending some one-on-one time today and tomorrow with Mini-Me, starting wtih breakfast at our favorite crepes place. Then errands, then basketball practice, then…who knows? A day, a treasure.
Well, so much for the weekend getaway with TechBoo. We had to reschedule that due to a forecast of up to 2 feet (yes, feet) of snow here in the DMV area. But thankfully, my flight arrived before Southwest (the official airline of our relationship) stopped operation in preparation for the impending snow dump.
TechBoo is [...]
So tomorrow night, TechBoo and I get to celebrate another first together: Our first Chanukah party. What to bring? I’m leaning towards a bottle of wine and the jelly doughnuts (which, coincidentally, will come from the new kosher Dunkin’ Donuts that recently opened up nearby).
Saturday night, the celebrating continues with a birthday slumber party for [...]
Suffice it to say that for Techboo and me, our dance card is full between now and the new year.
After Thanksgiving (which we are hosting), we’ve already RSVPed for 2 holiday parties and a Chanukah party. I’m doing a Kwanzaa presentation in BabyGirl’s kindergarten class, complete with cornbread baking activity (Jiffy!). Plus, there’s [...]
As usual, it’s a multi-tasking fest here in Mamalicious-land. But instead of feeling overwhelmed, I’m feeling good today. It helps that my morning with Mini-Me and BabyGirl was uneventful. They made it to the bus stop (which means I didn’t have to drive!), and they had biscuits for breakfast, which is always [...]
In his defense, TechBoo now says he was sick with a cold and therefore light-headed when he committed this egregious error. But still.
So, it’s New Year’s Eve, and we’re at the grocery store, mainly to get chicken noodle soup, orange juice and cough drops for the aforementioned cold. While we’re there, I also pick up [...]
Michelle at GirlChildPress is playing with my emotions. In case you don’t know Michelle, she’s the editor-brain, -heart, and -soul behind Just Like a Girl: A Manifesta! [1] and Growing Up Girl: An Anthology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces. She’s playing with my emotions because on her home page is this little teaser:
Woman’s Work: The [...]
Even though I aim to raise health-conscious kids, we do enjoy the occasional old-school (re: no low-fat “alternatives” or heart-healthy “modifications”) soul food detour (You can read more about this in the forthcoming anthology–keep your fingers crossed–Learning to Eat). It’s been a while, but tonight, instead of cooking, I decided to check out [...]
