My son is one of the happiest babies I've ever met. The pediatrician says he's one of the happiest babies she's ever met too, and she's met a lot of babies. He spends the whole day smiling and laughing, and if you bounce him or squeeze him, he squeals on demand. Oh, and did I mention that his BFI (baby-fat-index) is the perfect ratio for squishing and cuddling?
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September 18th, 2009
Meter Made In Heaven
Today was a typical day: carpool pick-up, after school errands, and a trip to the local pizza store for dinner. When we got out of the car, I grabbed two quarters from my wallet for the parking meter. I handed the first quarter to my younger (four-year-old) daughter who promptly told me, "My sister can go first." "That's very generous of you," I beamed and gave her a big hug. (The girls love feeding the meters!)
Continue reading Meter Made In HeavenAugust 24th, 2009
Lost and Phoned
If you call my house any week night at around seven o'clock, you'll probably speak to my almost four-year-old daughter, and the following conversation will most likely ensue:
Continue reading Lost and PhonedJuly 1st, 2009
Sweet Dreams Are Made of These
While I was out at Target on Sunday evening, purchasing the items my kids needed for camp the next day (yes, I waited until the last minute as usual), a mini-crisis was erupting back at my parents' house. We were visiting them for the afternoon, and my husband stayed behind to watch the kids while I shopped. Little did I know that a cartoon turtle named "Franklin" would be causing my 6-year-old daughter immense pain.
May 27th, 2009
Can't Touch (or See) This!
The other day as I was sitting in the kitchen after school with my two daughters and baby boy, I started thinking about how fortunate I am to have such wonderful kids. (In other words, I had gotten in my morning nap that day and no one had nagged me since breakfast.)
May 20th, 2009
Mayim Bialik to Guest Star on a Very Special Jew in the City!
The series of events in this particular story begins with one of my favorite childhood pastimes - watching television. Don't worry, I did plenty of outdoorsy, brain-stimulating activities as well as a kid, but I was always quite fond of the TV. My mother tells tales of how I would awake early on Saturday mornings and watch hours upon hours of cartoons, all without having used the bathroom since the night before. (In other words, television gave me super-human powers.) By my teenage years, my father, who had Ivy League aspirations for his daughters, would pass by the family room where my eyes would be glued to the screen and ask "Harvard Clown College, Allison?"
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March 25th, 2009
I'm Sorry, So Sorry
I am really good at apologizing to people I barely know and even better at apologizing to total strangers. I really am. Like if I bump into someone in a store or if my kid says something rude to a passerby, I'm all over it. With business relationships, likewise, if there is ever a misunderstanding or a difference in expectations that arise, I can be conciliatory, repentant, contrite, like you wouldn't believe. Continue reading I'm Sorry, So Sorry
