A Very Merry Birthday to Me!

| January 30, 2012

I turned 36 last week. Seriously, 36… and I’m just not vain enough to lie about my age. Mostly because I’m not noticing any new wrinkles or crow’s feet and I’m okay that the reason for this is simply because my face is just pudgy enough to fill them out. Gray hairs… nope. None of [...]

Mother Kadam Pooskie

| January 11, 2012

Maggie is 8 years old now. I cannot believe it. In fact, I am in denial so deeply that it has taken me over a week to write this post when her birthday is actually on New Year’s Day. She fell asleep early and didn’t make midnight on New Year’s Eve. The next morning we [...]

Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?

| May 11, 2011

A conversation on Facebook last night… regurgitated here for your amusement. Amy: “Maggie don’t touch that… Put it down… Don’t touch that!!!” … And… guess who just ripped out a hunk of her hair jacking around with one of those “spring” hair removers? Marissa: Ow! Amy: She’s okay… She’s Maggie which = supernatural resilience and [...]

And, She Has A Plan

| January 20, 2011

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post about Maggie. Shall I catch you up a bit? She’s no where near her desired position of “World Ruler” but she’s gaining ground. Currently, she’s learning Spanish, I suspect Italian will be next followed by French and then God knows what but I really doubt [...]

Happy New Year – Welcoming 2011

| December 30, 2010

Sooo, it looks like Cabo San Lucas and St. Bart’s are the top hot spots for New Year’s for the A-listers this year. Those of us regular joes probably aren’t jetting off for Costa Rica vacations and are instead opting to stick a little closer to home on what my husband calls, “amateur drinking night.” [...]