First to show you what I wore this week. I own the Matilda Jane Charlie dress is both plum and brown. I can safely call this my mommy uniform – instead of yoga pants and tee I slip on black leggings and a Charlie dress – just add a belt, cardigan, cute boots, a scarf,…

At three in the afternoon during a day of shopping I offered an ice cream treat to my offspring.   My offspring who are typically kind, good mannered, giving, and grateful children. And we walked into the ice cream shoppe where immediately all three of them at once started spewing out ice cream concoctions more…

Jed bought the girls a small motorcycle to share.   I get that motorcycling is kind of important and I am totally down with the girls learning to ride.   I used to ride and just sold my bike this Summer because we needed a new washer and dryer. Turns out that I have a…

So I didn’t really take any pictures this week.   A few quick shots with my phone will have to do. Basically what I did this week: 1. Cleaned my house(read shoved toys in closets, under beds and in the office and closed the door. perhaps vacuumed) 2. Made a bundt cake. I have no…

..can you be the first to figure out what went missing this week?     ******* Speaking of my favorite child…this week. I am guest posting at Alison’s place today.  She is having her 2nd baby soon and asked me to reassure her how awesome it’s going to be to bring another baby into their…

I’ve been hurting for nearly a year now. I had this friend. This pretty much a best friend that I saw nearly daily but at least weekly. We had kids that played together. We have expensive shopping taste. We shared everything.   Just being around her made me happier. She was the rock and that…

I ran into a friend today. She is in the midst of it all – three kids under four years old.   She ran out for an hour to grab some groceries and a coffee by herself.   She looked at my kids as we chatted.   Eloise was pushing Astrid in the grocery cart and…

I brought my camera to my kids’ school this week. Eloise about died. Esther kept asking for more. Astrid wouldn’t let me put her down so I could actually take more pictures. “TOO MANY PEOPLE PICK ME UP!”  She is such a clinger. I guess all of my kids have been clingers. I watch the…

A few weeks ago I posted about ending the so-called fictional ridiculous Mommy Wars.  I was so happy to see all of the positive responses and also that so many of you like red wine.   We can now remain friends.   Anyway, the reason there really are no mommy wars between SAHMs, WOHMs, WAHMs,…

First of all, I don’t wear housedresses…although I have a secret love for housedresses. I want to raid the closet of my 86 year old neighbor.  She still wears her housedresses from the 60′s and I swoon when I see her outside tending to her garden in them.   And then sometimes I think to…

There was a time that I chronicled every month of Astrid’s young life.  Some of my favorites are here and here. I cannot believe how bald that child was. (awesomely exposed snow picture with no editing.ahem.if I do say so myself) And since monthly updates now seem ridiculous I thought it was okay just this…

Esther has always been my easiest child. Always.   She was the baby that just sat and smiled from the bouncy seat. She was the perfect baby. Truly. Eat. Sleep. Smile. Repeat. Best sleeper. Never cried. Never.   Everyone should be blessed with an Esther baby. Her thighs were also quite edible. And plentiful.  …

I’m taking a picture a day – everyday – in 2012. You can see proof at 365 week 1 and 365 week 2. (Trying to get kitties in the picture. Cat wrangling is almost as hard as cat herding) This week I used my Canon.  Poor lonely thing that doesn’t get out much in the…

It probably started when I moved to Europe. I would spend a lot of time online communicating with my friends and family back in the States and of course online shopping to get comforts from home.   The funny thing is that when I returned home to the U.S. I spent an crazy amount of…

On January 1st I sat-up instantly in bed and said “OMG I’ve missed it haven’t I – it’s preschool application time isn’t it?! I’ve missed it and now Astrid won’t get into our preschool of choice for Fall.  She will never get into Harvard!”   Okay, I didn’t really say that nor pretend that I…

I took Astrid to the mall last week. Honestly we were not even really shopping. It was raining and it’s a good place to stretch our legs on a Tuesday morning.  We returned something to Justice. I think I found 16 peace sign shirts in Eloise’s closet and there was still one with tags on…