Last year, my daughter wanted to be Hannah Montana for Halloween. Since I can’t stand HM, I put the kibosh on that choice. After paging through a costume catalog (isn’t amazing how they find you), she chose Wonder Woman. Great, who doesn’t want their daughter to be super heroine. I loved it. This year, I […]
The Amazing Race – Beating the 8:25 School Clock
At the start of First Grade, I was determined to walk to school everyday. Last year, we took the bus to school so I could avoid starting everyday frustrated and repeating “hurry up, hurry up”, every few minutes. Other reasons for walking to school, losing weight (me) and reinforcing (my daughter) that New York City […]
Adoption Tale – Buy Buy Baby: Saviour or Nightmare
Going backwards in time, I wanted to provide you with a story about the preparations before I went to pick up up my daughter at the adoption agency. This story takes place on Friday, 3 days after I was told that I was going to become a mother. Yes, they called on Tuesday and wanted […]
The Other Side of the Door – First Grade Curriculum Meeting
Hallelujah, the Huns (aka the parents) were finally let into the classroom last week. Seems dramatic but I do feel like the administration treats parents like we are stampeding barbarians trying to overthrow them and take possession of their land. And the reason for letting the moat down, the annual curriculum meeting. Finally, not only […]
Wordless Wednesday – Part Deux
Signs come in many forms. As I was going to do laundry, I noticed someone on my floor had thrown out some glasses. I I have no idea why but I decided to pick up them up, maybe it was the red glass case that caught my eye. Who knows but I am so glad […]
Last Official Photo of Summer – Wordless Wednesday
This was taken at the tip of Battery Park on a beautiful day. The sad part is this time next year, my daughter won’t be able to fit into her favorite party dress. We both loved that dress. I found it at a consignment store for $10. The best $10 I ever spent.
Summer is Officially Over – Seriousness Begins: My Fall List
Summer is over and I am somewhat happy about it. Shocking, right. Yes, there are a gazillion things to miss, the weather, the beach, out of town trips, the park, meeting up with old classmates, but I am ready for fall. Fall always signals a new season and new beginnings. There is a certain seriousness […]
Subway Tracks are Fascinating – Wordless Wednesday
It never ceases to amaze me what will catch a child’s imagination or fancy. Lately, my daughter is obsessed with looking out at the tracks when we take the subway. Hence, we now have to be in the first or last car so she can stare out at the tracks. While it may seem odd […]
It’s Hammer Time (how I wish it was MC Hammer related)- First Grade Jitters
Last week, one million children began public school in New York City, including my daughter who entered the first grade. Who knew first grade would be so different from kindergarten? The day began with my daughter asking to take the bus to school. Of course, I said “no, it’s a beautiful day, you are now […]
Say A Prayer Today for 9/11 Victims and their family and Friends
Today, I will refrain from posting and do what I have always done since that fateful day 8 years ago and go to church and say a prayer for the victims of 9/11 and reflect on fate and luck that no one I directly knew was killed or that I was not hurt when the […]
