The Maid of Honor Dress and A Special Surprise

I mentioned in a prior post, that Ari is going to be the ring bearer in Mint and Mike's wedding. I will be in the wedding party as Mint's Maid of Honor.Today my mom, Ari and I went into Manhattan to try on my Maid of Honor dress. It was a bit tricky finding a [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:44-04:00August 31st, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Maid of Honor Dress and A Special Surprise

Playground Speed Dating Gone Right

In prior posts, I've talked about how hard it is to make mom friends. Unlike previous days, today was a good day at the playground. Even though it was a million degrees outside, I was happy to get Ari out, and Ari was happy to steal a random vehicle.Maybe I was in a good mood. [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:47-04:00August 30th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Playground Speed Dating Gone Right

Co-Sleeping and The New Baby Part II

I've received a lot of wonderful suggestions from readers with regard to co-sleeping with my 2 year old and having a new baby. I've decided to include them here for anyone dealing with a similar situation. Amanda from Stumptowncrunch said " I am ALL for the "family bed." There's a reason women get all emotionally [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:47-04:00August 30th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Co-Sleeping and The New Baby Part II

Mexican Stuffed Peppers: Recipe From Babe_Chilla

I was on Twitter one day when I noticed a mama blogger named Babe_Chilla (she's super cool and from Canada- of course) posted that she was making Mexican Stuffed Peppers. I was intrigued. So, naturally, I harrassed her insesssantly (Jewish mother that I am ) until she emailed me her recipe. She actually MADE THIS [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:48-04:00August 29th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mexican Stuffed Peppers: Recipe From Babe_Chilla

Fun With Geometric Pattern Blocks

Do you remember Kindergarten? I do. Do you remember playing with these:They're called "Geometric Pattern Blocks." I was reminded of them when I began subbing for the NYC Dept. of Education and spent a lot of time in Kindergarten classrooms.Maybe if you saw them individually, it would jog your memory even more:Please pardon my dirty [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:51-04:00August 29th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fun With Geometric Pattern Blocks

Alright, Which One of You Pissed in My Tub?

Long before I had children, I had cats. Now I have a child, am pregnant with another child and I still have cats. One of these fine felines has been misbehaving lately in the form of relieving himself in my bathtub. This displeases me.I'm not sure which one of them is doing it. I have [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:52-04:00August 28th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Alright, Which One of You Pissed in My Tub?

Co-Sleeping and The New Baby

Currently, Ari and I sleep in the same bed at night and for naps. It sort of evolved into this ever since he was sucessfully able to crawl out of the crib at 20 months.With the new baby on the way, many people have told me that I need to "remedy" or change this situation. [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:52-04:00August 28th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Co-Sleeping and The New Baby

Pier 6 Water Park at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Last night, My friend Christine text me that she was planning to go to Pier 6 today with her two year old daughter. Because I virtually live under a rock where the only things that exist are Blue's Clues and Matchbox cars, I had no idea what "Pier 6" was. I assumed it had something [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:00:58-04:00August 27th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pier 6 Water Park at Brooklyn Bridge Park
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