I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
Her hair is almost back into her eyes, so I guess I should probably write something about Lilian's first haircut. Lilian was born with hair. A lot of hair. I…
This past weekend, we got together with my Dad's Family for Christmas Part III: The One Where Nobody Got an Icky Diseases. We did the same thing last year, but…
Lilian has always been amazing, but I feel like this past week or so she's been extra delightful. She's started using her words, to great effect. The dog is "dada,"…
We had to scale back our Christmas plans because Lilian was sick, but we still managed to have a loverly holiday. My in-laws weren't feeling too fussed about germs (they…
So we went to Palm Springs for Thanksgiving. And now it's Christmastime and I realize that I never actually wrote about our trip. Uhhh... whoops. Why Palm Springs? My stepdad's…
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.…
This is my dad. He's got a lot of hair. So, we all call him Sasquatch. Except for my four-year-old niece. She calls him Sad Squash. Because big words are…