It’s a Nightmare! On My Street.

Yesterday afternoon
Me: Henry, why don’t you take naps?
Henry: It’s no nighttime! *smiles and shrugs shoulders*
Yesterday evening
Me: Henry, aren’t you tired yet?
Henry: NO!!  *laughs hysterically*
This morning
Henry: Mama, THAT was my big nap.

Throwing Me a Lifeline

Finally!  A handy list to print and put on the fridge for those afternoons when the hours seem to stretch interminably:
99 Things to do with Your Little One in Austin Before Kindergarten

Meme

The most writing I’ve done all week was on Facebook:
25 Random Things About Me
1. I once lost an edited manuscript at Penguin, back in the days before electronic files. This was before I made it to the copy machine, of course.
2. I was once served with papers for hiding a dog in my NYC co-op.
3. [...]

Getting Our Martha On

Pumpkin enchiladas.  That’s all there is to say.  Add some black beans to the chicken mixture.  Divine.

Run DC, Yo.

I lust.

Newborn, Redux

I hate to whine about sleep, especially when I haven’t been blogging much, but we’re in the thick of a major sleep regression here.  I thought it was because of holiday travel, a sickness, an ear infection, 2 new molars (OK, that’s a lot)… but it’s a month later, and Henry is sleeping worse than [...]

I Smell A Change

I’m getting ready to blog again.  I got sick of my first design and hated my redesign even more.  I threw up in my mouth every time I called up my own blog.  Talk about one night of regret.  I didn’t know you could preview before making a lifetime commitment.  I still want to redo [...]