Well… we did it. And we made it. And he loved it. Last night I brought Max to see his dad play Romeo in Richmond Shakespeare‘s Romeo and Juliet. I was a little bit terrified. A little bit excited. I think he felt the same. But we made it through… Continue reading »

I’ve been a little preoccupied  lately  as we decided early January to start looking for a home — to buy instead of to rent.  After a few weeks and only a handful of homes we fell in love with a little 1950’s home close to the city. We plan to… Continue reading »

So I’m sitting with Max , who will be 4.5 tomorrow.  He’s drinking Chai tea with milk and simple syrup to sweeten, (his request, although he told me I put too much milk in it) and I’m drinking wine.  He asks me to tell him the story of Romeo and… Continue reading »

Hudson came running up to me with a large colorful nail file in his hands. “Mommy! Mommy! I found your wand!”

Max is playing with a Russian nesting doll. Me: Could you put her away please because we have to go. Max: Mom! it’s a boy! Me: Well it looks like a girl to me. Max: Mom, it’s a boy. It just looks like a girl so that girls will buy… Continue reading »

I asked Max to let the dogs in… admittedly after I had asked him to clean the playroom. “Mom! I can’t do three things at once! I’m not Doc Ock“

Hudson has been quite energetic since the moment he woke up less than two hours ago. He’s given me a thousand kisses. He’s made me take off my sweatshirt (he prefers I don’t wear comfortable clothes — no robes, blankets or sweatshirts allowed). He’s asked for chocolate for breakfast. I’ve… Continue reading »

Hudson: Mom! Mom! I want Chocolate for dinner (means breakfast) Me: What? Hudson: I want chocolate for dinner! Me: You want Chocolate for dinner? Hudson spinning in a circle with his hands in the air: YES!! (I get up to get a piece of chocolate) he opens the pantry “I… Continue reading »

Max and Hudson are thrilled. We’ve been spending some time at Oma and Grandpa’s house. This means copious amounts of hugs and kisses, a wide screen high def tv and ipad games and a poor unsuspecting pug-beagle mix named Rocco to chase endlessly in circles around the house. Going to… Continue reading »