Tonight as we were driving home from swim practice, Gretchen and Marit asked me if I would buy a Christmas present for the dog that lives at the end of the street by the bus stop. The owner of the dog is a super nice woman and she lets all the kids on the street
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They’ll remember the good stuff.
Earlier today I shared a picture of Marit’s Christmas list on the NYAM Facebook page. I thought it was so cute, and I was really happy to see how reasonable it was. A reader left a comment asking how I get the kids to limit the amount of stuff they put on their list because
Happy 40th Birthday
When I was in 8th grade my mom gave birth to my youngest brother, Christopher. He was a suprise, and I was SO EXCITED. I was that kid who always wanted her mom to have another baby. I LOVED having a baby brother. A year and a half after he was born, Christopher was diagnosed
My Family Stone
We’ve been getting our Christmas tree at Stew Leonard’s for about 10 years. When the kids were younger we would pick out the tree and then walk through the Christmas shop. They have tons of ornaments and Christmas decorations. We don’t usually buy anything, but we look around. After checking out all the decorations, we
Everything Makes Sense Now
I have never been an organized person. It’s something I’ve struggled with my entire life. I want to be organized, but it is SO hard for me. SO HARD. It requires massive amounts of mental energy for me to maintain any level of organization. I can usually last for a couple days and then I’m
My Broadband Almost Totally Withered Away
There’s a story about Jerry Seinfeld’s success being attributed to the fact that he writes a joke every day and that he doesn’t break the chain. Ultimately the way to get better at doing something is to do it often. Even better, do it every day. Don’t focus on the results; focus instead on the