Yesterday afternoon a colleague of mine came to my office door with a plastic vacuum attachment in her hand, the length of her forearm. “Look what I just found in my purse.” “Is that from your vacuum?” I asked. “It’s a sword.” She also has two boys at her house—…
that by the age of five, the average American child has 4,000 toys. I totally made that up, but admit it… for a split-second it seemed feasible, didn’t it?
Every now and then this blog enters the realm I think of as “I hope HR isn’t reading this.” As in: Dear Friendly HR Manager and/or Job Recruiter, Please stop reading this and go back to checking e-mail. This is clearly the life of someone else— not the smart, creative,…
On Tuesday morning we woke up at our usual 0’dark hundred and drove down to Ma’alaea Harbor. On this vacation, we’ve consistently maintained a record of eating two breakfasts each morning. One at home and one “abroad.” On Sunday and Monday we ate second breakfast at the Pioneer Inn in…
Friday afternoon, we finally make it to the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas and unfortunately, our room won’t be ready till 4. We sit down at the Ocean Pool Bar & Grill for “dinner.” It’s located next to a large koi pond full of baby whales. I had no idea…
On Friday we packed up and headed to the airport. Before we left the house, Nate asks me, “Are we going to Hawaii?” “Yes! We’re going to Hawaii!” We board a plane for Maui and fortunately, the ride was fairly uneventful. Jake receives an A for this last flight, especially…
I just had another flash of brilliance: Sea Monkeys.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again… we need a puppy like we need a hole in the head. And every chance they get, both boys tell me how many puppies they “need.” Last night Jake told me he’s going to have five or six dogs and Nate…
I’ve started a bit of a tradition. Every night when I come home I greet all my boys with a kiss. The littlest ones are usually mesmerized by Wild Kratts, but I can generally get them to break eye contact with the TV for a quick smooch and a hello.…
Last night I came home from soccer and Nate eagerly greeted me on the porch. He was wearing his size 2T Buzz Lightyear pajamas, which might be more aptly described as his Pixar halter top and leggings. He still likes these because they depict someone that flies. He followed me…