If one spends enough time reading about coronavirus, one will have spotted a handful of articles, meant to be uplifting but also likely to make you cry, about how denizens of the hard-hit countries of Spain and Italy do a nightly round of applause for their essential workers. New York City started doing the same... Continue Reading →
#StayathomeMom
I've been working from home since last week. I like parts of it. I get to spend more time with my real boss--the two-year-old human who runs things around here. When I speak to my other boss on the phone she doesn't have to know I haven't brushed my teeth and I'm still in my... Continue Reading →
“Use your shirt,” And Other Conversations and Comments Heard or Had From a Distance
Self-isolation isn't jail. We have been going to Green-Wood Cemetery or the park, choosing the sparsely populated grassy slopes to release Boo Boo into the great outdoors rather than going to the playground. Mostly the people we've been seeing are people with children, pets or both. Usually there are also teenagers playing baseball or soccer,... Continue Reading →
OMG! What can I do with my toddler during a global pandemic?
Was January decade ago or just a few years ago? Did impeachment happen? Who won the Super Bowl? I can't remember. I guess we should have gotten hip to 2020 being like this when it started with the a continent being on fire. I remember that part. Despite the fires and the failure to remove... Continue Reading →
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This mess is the result of a meal at Dizzy's Diner near Prospect Park after a family-friendly Halloween event (Yep! This post is few months late! #momlife). We went with our friends and their toddler, who is two months younger than Boo Boo. There was fun to be had by all: Malbec for the grown-ups... Continue Reading →
Mommy Curses Sometimes
By the time I was in kindergarten I had heard all the curse words I would need to know and use later in life. If I had been more of a provocateur as a child I could have sworn with the readiness of a drunken sailor. I might not have known exactly what each word... Continue Reading →
Baby, it’s cold outside!
You know what I love to do? I love to beat a dead horse. That's why I'm going to talk about why "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is either the worst song ever, or not really that bad so get over it. Just kidding! "Baby, it's cold outside" is something I've been saying to my literal... Continue Reading →
Boo Boo’s Book List: Froodle
Froodle is a made-up word. It is also Boo Boo’s newest favorite book. Froodle is about a little brown bird who is tired of saying the same thing every day. Here a peep, there a peep, everywhere a peep, peep. One day she says something different: "Froodle spoodle!" This nonconformism sparks controversy among the neighborhood’s... Continue Reading →
Do You Need Creepy Kid Art For Your Next Scary Movie?
My son's got you covered. He loves to draw. So far his favorite thing to draw are black voids. He draws them in his coloring book, on our bed, or over other people's faces. Boo Boo has not seen Joker and is not familiar with his notebook, but Boo Boo has his own coloring book... Continue Reading →
Boo Boo’s Book List: Little Blue Truck
The Little Blue Truck is the Mister Rogers of automobiles. Instead of singing “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood” it beeps a friendly salutation to all the farm animals it passes on a meandering rural road. You know who doesn’t say ‘hi’ to everyone? Well, it’s the dump truck, who is in quite the... Continue Reading →
Please Don't Lick the Taxi 