Due to some time conflicts of my sister's, Patoot and I ended up with last-minute tickets to see Disney's musical "Beauty and the Beast" in Boston this Saturday. Not only was it nice of my sister and mom to give up their tickets, but it was also a great opportunity to get some one-on-one time with the girl. The build-up to and subsequent arrival of ( Read more... )

I know it's been a dog's age (or some other hyperbolic old saying), but I swear I have good reasons for my Radio Silence. Ergo, I am taking advantage of the fact I actually have TIME to say ( Read more... )

The fam and I just got back from an epic, four-day visit to Brooklyn (and boy, are our arms tired!). Seriously though, we ARE tired. The trip was fun-filled, non-stop and involved so much eating and drinking I need to subsist on leaves and water for the next few months just to undo all the damage ( Read more... )

I have been a mom for almost six years now, but for whatever reason it is only occurring to me now how freakin' impossible it is to find family-friendly things to do on St. Patrick's Day. Especially if your family lives in Boston, aka Little Ireland. And most especially when the high holy day falls on a Saturday. You would think that would make it ( Read more... )

I find it very apt that today is Fat Tuesday because, after the weekend I just had, I feel very fat indeed ( Read more... )

This weekend was packed and totally awesome, which also translates into totally exhausting. My body finally revolted last night by falling deeply asleep while I was in Patoot's room, trying to get HER to sleep. I woke up near midnight feeling disoriented and stumbled downstairs to complain to the Esposo for letting me sleep up there all of this ( Read more... )

It's official. The 2011 holiday season is over ( Read more... )

This weekend - due to the generosity and awesomeness of Patoot's uncle V and bostonerin's French horn playing pal - Patoot and I got to see Braodway's Mary Poppins. Both in front of and BEHIND the stage ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wonder if Patoot's and the Munchkin's future family experiences will be somehow lessened because there are only the two of them. When you consider The Financial Climate Crisis and my (ahem) age, it doesn't seem likely that we'll have a third kidlet. I mean, I'm definitely open to the possibility, but I don't think there is one. But I ( Read more... )

So, remember last week when I posted that adorable pic of my Munchkin in his Harry Potter finery? I swear to you all - he has loved his costume for the near full month it's been in the house, and I've needed to retrieve the hat and wand from various hidey-holes all October because he keeps playing with them. And now that Halloween is actually here ( Read more... )