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Looking through the photos from this past week, I’m a little discouraged by the lack of anything worth sharing. But of course the reason is I’ve been running around like a chicken with her head cut off, taking care of my husband post-knee surgery, ferrying the kids here and there, and, need I even say [...]
It’s been a busy week/month/year, but this was the weekend that broke my back. Four days of traveling, client meetings and family visits were capped off by an early morning flight home that required we get out of bed at the uncivilized hour of four AM, I’m stuffed up, exhausted and a little stressed out. [...]
We’re just home from a quick trip to North Carolina to see my husband’s sister and her family. During the visit we had the opportunity to explore several parks in the Raleigh-area, including Pullen Park. The kids loved the restored carousel and the new climbing areas, which is where I caught this week’s snapshot. I [...]
It has been a crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy week (sometimes you need a few extra “crazies” to fully capture the depth of crazy) and I didn’t have a chance to put my hands on my camera all week. In fact, while unloading the card, I realized Steve had taken it on his recent road trip [...]
Let me say that I don’t have a problem with the Disney Princesses. I don’t think because my daughter likes to dress up like Princess Aurora that she is going to grow up believing that a prince on a white horse is going to “save” her. That’s because as her mom I get to frame [...]
Watching this TED Talk, given by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, really emphasized how much work there is to be done if we expect to have more women leaders in business and politics. But it was her last line, a wish for her son and her daughter, that gave me chills.
There is nothing like out-of-town visitors to get us to do the thing we’re always talking about doing – go into Boston. This weekend we brought the kids and in-laws to visit the New England Aquarium and Quincy Market before bringing them to the airport. Our visit was another great opportunity to give my camera [...]
It was my nightmare – walking into my house in the middle of a work day, surprising my husband who was . . . Playing video games, oblivious to the squalor in the kitchen. What? What did you think I was going to say? On the drive back to the office I stewed, not about [...]
It has been said “a picture is worth a thousand words…” (ever wondered where that phrase came from? Me too – so I looked it up on Wikipedia. Of course I have no idea if it’s accurate, just that it’s on the internet). While I haven’t had a lot of time for blogging, I have [...]
Since leaving for our family “vacation” I’ve been surprised by the number of friends and acquantinces who have asked for our advice as they approach their own trips to the “happiest place on earth.” (I think the quest for tips is because you know you are about to spend a good amount of money, and [...]
Dear Erin, As my family enjoys a moment of peace before we head back out to the park for dinner in England, I wanted to say. . . Please don’t hate me. I know it’s cold there and you have received a lot of snow. And the idea of a week away in the “happiest place [...]
Anders and I had one of those small moments that I’d love to share on the show, but am fairly sure that by the time we actually sit down to record, it will be lost to stories of meals that weren’t and frustrations that were. Good thing we have the blog… Anders: I wish fate [...]
It was a beautiful Saturday here in Massachusetts – sunny, mild, clear – perfect for a bicycle ride or running around outside with the kids. Instead, I spent most of the day sitting in a darkened auditorium at Regis College, attending Nikon School with my mom. As I wrote recently, I received a new-ish camera [...]
My husband “forgets” to make dinner so often, that it has become more surprising to me when he actually remembers to prepare a meal. Despite my attempts to get our family organized, and keep him in the loop about the family’s schedule, one of his favorite excuses is that he forgot dinner because he didn’t [...]
It’s Christmas eve, and I’m in the thick of getting ready for tomorrow’s insanity, I mean, Christmas fun. So, as you can imagine, I am relieved that we’re taking the week off, leaving me with one less thing on my to-do list (see how I slipped that information in? Smooth.). I have crossed off several [...]
I have always hated the cliche cleaning product commercials. You know the ones of which I speak – the ones featuring a mom who is obsessed with getting her whites whiter than any white found in nature; her floors so clean that her children could actually eat off of them, or her plates so shiny [...]
Last night, after discovering the kids frolicking in the basement through a rain of styrofoam beads from an exploded bean bag chair, I was thanked by our visiting friend for being so calm about the incident (while she started yelling I went to find the camera). Bringing her upstairs while the dads cleaned up the [...]
Two weeks ago, after my husband attempted to replace green peppers with frozen broccoli in his spaghetti sauce, I suggested he might be a little new to the whole cooking thing to go “off book.” Last night he proved that he hadn’t ignored my suggestion to find new recipes, by serving us a delicious dinner [...]
Last night we welcomed our neighbors into our home as part of our progressive holiday party (progressive meaning, moving from home to home, not progressive in any kind of political sense). Our German-inspired menu – cheddar beer fondue with a selection of bratwurst, pumpernickel bread and apple chunks for dipping – was a bit hit, [...]
When I was asked to join the American Cancer Society/Tiny Prints blogging campaign, the request seemed simple enough – write about a Tiny Prints birthday card which is inspired by, and benefits, the American Cancer Society. Like so many, I have not escaped being touched by cancer. We’ve had friends and family fight various forms [...]
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