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Catskill Camping

This past weekend, I took a solo trip (as in… no toddler, no husband) with a bunch of good friends to go camping in the Catskills.

I felt bad about ditching my family to go have fun with our friends. But, well, not quite so bad that I didn’t enjoy the hell out of […]

Basement Cat is Watching You Cry

Wednesday night, we went to Cafe Barada for the fundraiser that I helped organize for my sister Allison’s Pan Mass Challenge team. Cafe Barada kindly donated 5% of all of their proceeds for the day, plus an extra 5% from the bill of anyone who said they were there for the fundraiser. I was […]

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a jam-packed long weekend. Two music classes, paddling on a local lake, pizza by the ocean, and an afternoon pool-party. Even with all of that going on, we still managed two trips to REI. No wonder I’m so tired!

Lilian goes to music class with my mom every Monday. Last Monday, she […]

Here Comes the Sun?

I have been sick for the past three weeks.

I know people say things like this, when what they really mean is “I’m sick and it feels like it’s been three weeks.” But trust me on this one. I looked it up on a calendar and everything. It got to the point where I went […]

The Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease That Stole Christmas

So, Lilian has Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (no relation to Hoof and Mouth Disease).

In a healthy adult, it manifests itself with cold-like symptoms. In a 16-month-old? Uncomfortable sores. Everywhere.

She’s taking it like a champ, but I know she’s not having the greatest time of it. The poor thing has been sick […]