Phew!

I just burned a graham cracker in the microwave.
Remember in college how one bag of microwave popcorn, scorched on the altar of inattentiveness, could clear the whole dorm with its stink? It smells kinda like that. But worse.
You see, I had this chocolate craving. And when I say craving, I mean an [...]

Shots

Caleb got his five year immunizations this week. There were three of them, each a miraculous cocktail of disease prevention in a giant syringe tipped with a glistening needle.
He’s fine. And, well, I’m recovering.
I hate the moment when the needles break that pristine baby skin, and, despite all the preparation and the hand [...]

Skin Deep

I had a lovely Mother’s Day.
From Katie, I received a clay pot in the shape of a cat that she had made for me in art class because “I remembered cats are your favorite.” Thanks to Caleb, I was deluged with hugs and kisses and hourly declarations of “Happy Muvver’s Day, Mommy!” And [...]

It’s a Webkinz World

Two weeks ago, the Coach House Gifts store at the mall celebrated its highly anticipated Webkinz Extravaganza! Normally, this event would have passed under my radar, but my friend Kathy called me Sunday afternoon to make sure I knew that the ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ selection of Webkinz was running out. You [...]