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Yesterday, my baby girl, the one that never revealed her gender in utero, the one who came four weeks early, the one who caused me to be on bed rest starting at 29 weeks, had her First Communion. She looked like such a big girl with her dress, little white shoes, crystal cross pendant, and… [read more]
I’ve written before about my daughter’s food allergies. It gets easier as she gets older, but it also gets harder. She understands her allergies and can communicate them, but she’s also a lot more active. There are playdates, parties, and even (gulp) sleepovers, and I need to make sure that she’s safe – regardless of… [read more]
After a miscarriage, a high-risk pregnancy, seven weeks of bed rest, a premature baby, and four months of maternity leave, I was back to work at my corporate finance job at a big name Boston financial services firm. It was January, and I’d been gone since July, but somehow I managed to get an even… [read more]
I live about 15 miles west of Boston, and so we were hit pretty hard by the “Nemo” blizzard. I can’t complain much after last year’s mild winter, although I really don’t like snow. We got about 2 feet or so, and after the plowing and shoveling was done, there are drifts of up to… [read more]
I don’t like winter, but these beautiful skies make it almost worthwhile.
A few weeks ago, as part of the cultural arts program at my kids’ elementary school, the kids got to watch an a cappella group perform. My daughter, along with a group of girls in her class, were inspired to form their own singing group, calling themselves the Sensational Seven (a number that changed daily,… [read more]
File this under “The things we do for our kids…. ” My little guy doesn’t ask for much. So when he does, if it’s reasonable, I try to get him what he wants. Two weeks ago, he was home sick and was playing around on the iPad (supervised, of course) looking at Skylanders – his… [read more]
It seems like just yesterday that I sat in a conference room, at work, having just been surprised by my co-workers with a 30th birthday party. We had hot chocolate and a top-your-own cheesecake bar, and I received a small pair of silver earrings as a gift. I was so touched by the gesture, and… [read more]
My kids had fun posing with the New Fantasyland statue in front of Be Our Guest last November.
For some people, their New Year’s Resolutions from 2013 will probably look a lot like their resolutions from 2012. That is somewhat true for me – I have a few new resolutions, but still have a few oldies but goodies on here. Here’s what I’m working on for 2012: Prioritize Health and Fitness (and mean… [read more]
When I was growing up, Christmas Eve was the big holiday for us. My parents always had a huge party, and both sets of grandparents would come over. We’d get all of our presents at that time, so after we saw our Santa gifts on Christmas morning, the holiday was pretty much over. When I… [read more]
