Today is Ian’s 7th day of kindergarten. He unbuckled himself, opened and shut the passenger door of my car, and said bye, mom. I said woah woah woah. We had two streets to cross, plus a cul-de-sac and two turns to navigate before you could see the kinder gate. He said he knew where he […]Read Post ›
I’m not good at self care, and as an avid mom group attender, I know I’m not alone. Popular mom self care goals I’ve heard include getting a pedicure after six months, grocery shopping alone, going to the dentist, or exercising. My latest favorite was cooking for her parents. God bless us selfless beings, none […]Read Post ›
Forgive me if you’ve heard this story before. It continues to blows my mind. Evan and I met on July 13, 2002. Evan proposed to me on January 1, 2007. Evan and I married on July 13, 2008. Ian was born on January 1, 2011. We moved from Los Angeles to Palm Desert on January […]Read Post ›
Does anyone else’s kid love to eat yogurt like, twice, and then won’t eat it ever again? Really wanted Ian to enjoy the full-fat protein powerhouse but I couldn’t get another smoothie in him. Then I thought of “cheesecake.” It was perfect. The crust was a relatively low-sugar cereal that Ian had enjoyed twice and […]Read Post ›
Busy growing stuff from stuff. Sprouts. Today our classroom was a cherry orchard. Before we began picking, a woman explained the rules: No eating before buying. Do not pick the stems, only the fruit. Ian followed said rules to the letter, and scolded me when I tried one to make sure it was ripe. As […]Read Post ›
We quit refined sugar. We made popsicles. Water balloons are a thing. We made strawberry ice cream. I catered! I went to LA for the day to support the best preschool in the world and got to catch up with some of the most important women in my life. We found another gem in the […]Read Post ›
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