Ari's hair grows incredibly fast. When it gets too long, I turn to Wil to cut it. I'm not particularly good at cutting hair, and we can't afford to pay for a professional hair cut. So when I noticed that my child's hair was starting to resemble a mullet, I begged Wil to work his [...]
I've lived in New York City my entire life, almost 31 years, however (I'm sorry to report) I'm tired of it. The other day, I was getting ready to leave my house and as I opened the front door, there was a homeless man sitting on the steps of my building drinking a beer. Needless [...]
Every year, in October, I get anxious. Because I know that come October 17th, I will be another year older. It's not the aging that frightens me, it's the fact that it is my birthday.Birthdays in my family are a big deal. As a child, they were built up to being on the same level [...]
Since Jason Mayo's children's book, Do Witches Make Fishes, came out I've wanted to read it.The book is about a boy who rejects his mother's healthy meals for junk food. His penchant for unhealthy snacks sends him on a mystical journey (involving a witch naturally) and forces him to confront his questionable eating habits.One of [...]
I've heard of the "terrible two's." but what is happening in this apartment is beyond that. I'm sure many parents have the same thought about their 2 year olds. Maybe it's just my low frustration tolerance, but Ari is making me want to scream and literally pull my hair out of my head one strand [...]
Howdy Y'all! It's 5:05am, and I'm wide awake. I've renamed myself. My old moniker, Sarah Fader, just doesn't describe me anymore. I am now officially a farmer, "Farmer Fader." I have adopted this new identity, because that it appears I can no longer sleep past 5:30am. I'm wide awake at this extremely odd hour and [...]
It was raining this morning when I woke up, but (despite the rain) I felt an intense need to get out of the house. I turned to my friend, the internet, to find free and/or low cost activities to do with Ari today. I found the Staten Island Museum. It stated that admission was $3 [...]
