September24th
In LA it’s easy to forget that fall has started, since summer weather doesn’t really debut here until September, and often hangs on well into November. But in our family we just experienced our first official “No Seriously, It Really Is Fall” moment: Eleanora started school.
April5th
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This March, our beloved pediatrician announced he’s closing his practice, my bank account got hacked through PayPal, and I had a root canal. That lion roared till the bitter end.
March15th
In case you didn’t notice at Halloween, Thanksgiving, Eleanora’s birthday, or several times throughout the Christmas season, I’m kind of obsessed with making playlists on iTunes. Obviously I made one for St. Patrick’s Day. Here are some of the highlights, for your green-beer-drinking pleasure this Saturday. I recommend sprinkling these in with some of your favorite (non-St-Patrick’s-Day) tunes.
January5th
You already heard about the party that didn’t happen on December 11. Here is the party that did happen, on December 17, six days after the originally scheduled party, also known as six days closer to Christmas. At that point, I couldn’t prolong Christmas decorations any further. Although we had agreed to forego a tree (curious toddler who would pull it down, not enough space for tree and party guests, out of town for an entire week at Christmas — forget it), I had to haul out the holly, and it needed to agree with a pink-themed birthday party. Here’s what materialized:
