04/28/19
The Last Three Weeks in Mommy Shorts
Yesterday, I got back from Mom 2.0 Summit in Austin, where I ate tacos, stuffed my face with doughnuts and was nominated for two Iris Awards. Spoiler Alert: I lost both!
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04/25/19
Our Best Passover Ever
I know I make a lot of fun of Passover for being the antithesis of a kid-friendly holiday (what with all the deadly plagues and the lack of dinner rolls), but last Friday’s Seder was my favorite ever.
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It’s been three weeks since I wrote a recap post or sent out my weekly newsletter. I’ve got a good excuse though!
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I think we have entered a new April Fool’s Day phase when the kids are older and much harder to fool. Maybe this means it’s all over. Or maybe it means I just have to be more clever.
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I met my stepbrothers when I was fifteen. We never lived in the same house but we went on lots of family vacations together as teenagers, most of them skiing.
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03/15/19
The Week in Mommy Shorts
Tuesday night, Mazzy had her art displayed at a charity auction attended by professional artists, street artists, marvel comic artists, the legendary Neil Patrick Harris and freakin’ Paul Rudd.
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03/01/19
The Week in Mommy Shorts
This week, I announced some big changes over on insta2yearold, shared Mazzy’s coolest cardboard creation ever, explored career options and literally spread happiness through the streets on NYC.
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The first morning there, we woke up, got dressed in our bathing suits and beach cover-ups (well, Mike wore a t-shirt and shorts) and headed straight to the breakfast buffet.
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On Valentine’s Day, I got up early to blow up heart balloons as a surprise, but they kept popping, woke the kids and then Mazzy screamed, “Mom! What are you doing? You’re scaring us!”
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02/08/19
The Week in Mommy Shorts
This week, while we continue to deal with our home renovation situation (there’s a semi-update), we tackled negative friendships, ate plain crackers and let off steam at the school dance.
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01/29/19
Mazzy Steals the Show
When they asked to floss and dab in front of an audience, it was almost like Mazzy had been prepping all year long for this exact moment.
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01/25/19
The Week In Mommy Shorts
This week, we officially moved back into our apartment, which is both good and bad. Good, because we got all our stuff back, but bad, because it feels a little bit like defeat.
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Nine years into this “having a family” thing and it seems like we’ve suddenly got all these firmly established traditions. I didn’t even see them coming.
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Forget about Christmas. Forget about Hanukah. Forget about Thanksgiving. Let’s talk about a way lesser known holiday called “my birthday.”
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11/20/18
That Time I Wiped Out on my Bike
The scariest part about falling on my bike is that I was alone with Mazzy, and there were a few seconds when I wasn’t sure if I was ok and wondered what Mazzy would do if I passed out or was unable to move.
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