Well … it will be good to be home as soon as we recover from the jet lag. We were all up until 2:30 last night and we all woke up at 11:30 today. Oh yeah, and William threw up all over himself and the bedding and wall because I fed them chocolate chip cookies instead of dinner. #MotherOfTheYear
Yesterday, Alexandra from the blog Good Day Regular People (my roommate at BlogHer and my friend) had to say goodbye to her mother. She first said goodbye on Monday, and in her own words, it was like this: “She gave us two deep sighs, then sailed away on poems and roses.” Alexandra then said goodbye again in her eulogy at the… Read More
While I was in Chicago at BlogHer, Matthieu and the kids were touring Manhattan. They cruised Times Square. They rode the subway. They took the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and Downtown Manhattan. (We lived in Staten Island just off the ferry for four months when Juliet was a baby, and Matthieu decided it was time… Read More
We have been having so much fun visiting the American grandparents and extended family in North Carolina. Today the children tried Mexican food for the first time. I had to teach Juliet how to eat a taco from the side, which she found to be great fun. William, however, decided he didn’t like tacos at all, and filled up on… Read More
Hi friends! I’ve just returned from BlogHer, and let me tell you – it was amazing. Aside from the obvious excitement of seeing blogging friends become In Real Life friends, there were also the inspiring keynote speakers, the VOTY readers, the fashion show, the incredible panels … Queen Latifah! How could it have been anything but fabulous? Not surprisingly, however,… Read More
I don’t think I’ve ever sat down to write a post in so tired a state – so completely devoid of words. And yet here I am feeling like I should say something. Anything! Ever felt like that? There. I went and got an apple and now I feel better. Blood sugar and all. You see, it’s just been so… Read More
