Monthly Archives: March 2010

Dear Sylvie (at 9 months)

Dear Handsome, Yes, I called you “handsome.” Your daddy started calling you that one day after saying you looked “handsome in your pants,” and it stuck. Despite my protests that girls aren’t handsome, and that it was a weird nickname to bestow, he gradually wore me down and I now find myself calling you that [...]

Look ma, I sewed!

The problem: Little Miss Mischief is fascinated by the cat’s food (and I’m positive the cat’s litter and the toilet can’t be far behind – gross!). This old apartment has doorways that are too narrow to accommodate any of the gates on the market. And anyway, the cat needs to have access to these places [...]

Ladies who lunch

Thursday we met up at a sing along with a mom (Kate) and baby (Sadie) we had met way back when our babes were around 3 months old. We also ran into buddies Katie and Claire there. As usual, the sing along was a mob scene, so we high-tailed it out of there as soon [...]

Jelly Jam!

This past Wednesday, Sylvie and I started a new music class called Jelly Jam. She was so in love with the Kindermusik experience that I really wanted her to get to do something like it again, and along came this (somewhat) more affordable opportunity, so I jumped on it. We signed up with friends Nancy [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Say it Again, I Dare You Edition