I am pleased to announce that The Afternoon Sketches are now available.The artist has been working in seclusion on these pieces.He is willing to sell them separately or as a set. For more information on what inspired this collection, email the artist via his agent at:oldschoolnewschoolmom@oldschoolnewschoolmom.com.
Yesterday began with an argument about the night shift. I asked Wil if there was any way he could change his shift. We got into an enormous fight. I yelled "I hate you! You have no heart!" while holding Ari in my arms and slammed the bedroom door on him while he was going back [...]
I want to talk about oatmeal. Ari loves oatmeal. He is the pickiest eater in the entire universe, but there is one thing that he will always eat: oatmeal.I don't know what it is about oatmeal, but I also love it. Maybe it's the B vitamins in it that make me happy, or the butter [...]
I'm attempting to set boundaries for Ari but it is so hard! He sees me eating a cookie, and he wants a cookie! He's got his debate down to a science. He says:"Cookie?"And then I say:"Okay, one cookie.""Y cookie." He confirms. "Y" meaning "one." In case you don't speak "Ari-ese."After scarfing down "y" cookie, he [...]
I am happy to report that Ari is asleep and it is 7:55pm Eastern Standard Time. I made a promise to myself that I would get him back in his bed, and tonight (at least) I've done it!Here's what magical steps I took to accomplish this task:1. I told him at 7pm that we were [...]
The more I stay indoors with my sick child, the less I want to enter the outside world. I think there may be three headed monsters out there. Or at least fire breathing dragons who only speak Russian. I certainly won't be able to communicate with them, so what's the point of leaving the house?This [...]
Over the summer, I had the pleasure of attending a free concert at the Brooklyn Public Library. The band I saw was none other than Seattle's Recess Monkey, creators of unique and fun children's music. The attendees of the concert were as follows: Me, Ari, my mom, my niece (Francesca- age 8), my great friend [...]
Last night Ari was up until midnight. I tried to put him to sleep in my bed with me at around 9pm, but all he did was "read" Goodnight Moon 1-2-3 and play with my hair. After an hour of this, we got up and he watched 9000 episodes of Blue's Clues. I managed to [...]
