On Sunday night, it was the season finale of the latest HBO television phenomenon, True Detective. If you’ve found that, recently, you’re having trouble following the normal office banter or morning radio show repartee, it’s time to get with the program. If you are really far behind, start with Breaking Bad.…
Just over one week ago, on Nate’s third birthday, James decided to move Nathaniel’s crib into “the big boy room.” That’s code for James reclaiming Nate’s room as his home office and personal eBay distribution center. The first night went fairly well. As usual, Jake left his room 200 times…
When I was little, I was the reigning champion of the card game Memory. No one could beat me… and by no one I mean my little brother and my grandma. Over the years, it’s a skill that has served me well… until it was passed on to my eldest…
My dearest Nate, It’s so hard to believe that my darling baby boy turned 3 on Saturday… 3! You really are such a big boy. To celebrate, we took a ride on “Mama’s choo-choo,” also known as Caltrain. The ride to Palo Alto for lunch and cupcakes made me view…
Today on our drive home from school, Jake springs the following on me: “Mom, do you know what amazing super power pigeons have?” “You got me. What amazing super power do pigeons have?” “They can find their way home from anywhere!” “Oh yes, I think that’s your above average pigeon.”…
This past Sunday I got to sneak out to breakfast with two of my girlfriends from grad school. One of them shares the former distinguished title of “that pregnant girl walking around a Jesuit college campus”… fun times. So my friend recounted her recent and traumatizing run-in with elementary school…
A few months back I wrote about one of my favorite new books, The Chicken Problem. Low and behold, we found it debuted in October of 2013 as a PBS cartoon called Peg + Cat that is completely true to the original. My Christmas project has actually put me on…
I’m really quite disappointed in myself. I still remember watching my very first Olympic figure skating in 1984. Thirty years later and I still cannot tell the difference between a double toe loop, a double axle or a Salchow. Until just now, I thought it was a Sow-Cow. I blame…
Coincidentally, it seems we have an affinity for Super Bowl weekend when it comes to the BIG GAME. The BIG GAME for an almost 3-year-old exclusively revolves around one and only one subject: The Super Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl. The Sugar Bowl if you will. Yes, I know I’m crossing…
Back before we had kids, we’d go to Valley Fair mall and I’d see giddy packs of munchkins in this place called Build-a-Bear Workshop. And then I’d see them chowing down on pizza at California Pizza Kitchen. I can’t explain exactly why, but it looked awesome. Something about picking out…