t’s December…time for the great ordeal experience that is our holiday mailing. This is a tradition that I have foisted on myself over the past two decades. It’s origins lie within my perfectionism. That much is abundantly clear. But I will say that I inherited some of the ten… Read full post »

t’s December…time for the great ordeal experience that is our holiday mailing. This is a tradition that I have foisted on myself over the past two decades. It’s origins lie within my perfectionism. That much is abundantly clear. But I will say that I inherited some of the te… Read full post »

I would really like to be nice and polite and ask a tactful what am I missing here about this story. But there is nothing nice or polite about what follows. It is just a story that is unfuckingbelievable even to jaded ol' me. Read for yourself:

Family

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or some, a toy is just a toy; for others a toy can mean a whole lot more.

After a week of reflecting on the comments people have offered on my last post here, on Open Salon and on Anti Racist Parent, this is the best summary statement that I can… Read full post »

For some, a toy is just a toy; for others a toy can mean a whole lot more.

After a week of reflecting on the comments people have offered on my last post here, on my Wordpress blog, Welcome to the Dollhouse and on Anti Racist Parent, this is the best summary… Read full post »

My boss is such a sweetie. Whenever we're in meetings and someone makes a statement that is so confused, addle-headed, or just plain out there, instead of responding with a "what the hell are you talking about?!" he does the nice thing and takes the onus on himself for the lack… Read full post »

y boss is such a sweetie. Whenever we’re in meetings and someone makes a statement that is so confused, addle-headed, or just plain out there, instead of responding with a “what the hell are you talking about?!” he does the nice thing and takes the onus on himself for the lac… Read full post »

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nd now we go back to our regular lightweight blogging. All this saga writing has been taking it out of me. I felt like I was writing a novella.

So my friends, today AdoringHusband and I drove Zara to Manhattan for a photo shoot. Last week, I scoped out on… Read full post »

’ve got a question for my internet friends. It follows an exchange that transpired between AdoringHusband and me last weekend:

“AdoringHusband, where are you?” I yelled expectantly into the stairwell, “I’ve got something that I need for you to do.”

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OK, here is my picture from my avatar.

Goodness this picture is old! This next one is more recent:

Well it isn't that recent either...

How about this one of me with the munchkin:

I'm at least 10 years older than in… Read full post »

h heaven…just the day before I was all chillaxed on the beach. Now it was time to pack up, turn around, and go back home. Suck much?

Remember the trouble we had with good ol’ Megatur, the company that we had arranged to do our airport/hotel transfers when we arrived in… Read full post »

When I left off in part II, I was just being vomited upon by my dear daughter in the restaurant. This happened not once, not twice, but perhaps three or four times by the time AdoringHusband returned with his desserts. I tried to catch the vomitus in my napkin, but the… Read full post »

OK, so we left off on the drive to Club Med. Let's continue.

It took us 40 minutes to drive from the airport in Faro to Albufeira. While Zara slept peacefully, (finally), a couple in the backseat of the transport bus had an infant who cried the entire ride. Clearly they did… Read full post »

I am a woman who must enjoy punishment. What else could explain my decision to plan a European vacation that included our then 16 month old daughter, Zara? But at the time it all seemed like a wonderful idea. Club Med. Portugal. It'll be fun.

Well the reality of the vacation… Read full post »

I'm having a hard time writing about Tuesday. It was such an historic day that I really want to do it justice. But my thoughts are all over the place and I'm not sure that I'll be able to express them coherently.

I haven't blogged much about the election, mostly because… Read full post »