The plan was take her a copy of the book two months ago. Scratch that. The plan was never to know who she was in the first place. I didn't go to the coffee shop on Thursday mornings to make friends. I went to escape my messy house. Given the boys' half-day school schedules, two hours was … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Renaissancing
Children are great. They legitimize all the things. Officially:Â Renaissance Festival = For Them. Unofficially: Renaissance Festival = My Vegas "And we shall listen to Tales of Narnia to set the mood!" I informed the Troy Boys as we started our drive to back in time. "Can we … [Read more...]
Baby’s First Book Signing
Book signings are one of those things that seem pretty groovy on the outside. "Oooh, you have a book signing?" I get the sentiment. I've only ever been to one signing, and it was groovy. Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman! She'd just come out with a cookbook and was stopping in Cincinnati for her book … [Read more...]
Eat, Drink & Be Merry
The best part of planning a wedding is registering for stuff. Not sure how they do it nowadays, but circa 2001, BB&B set us loose with a scanner gun. So fun, this scanning of all the things, and such a farce when it came to the kitchen section. "You know I don't cook, right?" I reminded Matt … [Read more...]
Pierogies Without Borders
Grandma Barovian told my mom early on that she wasn't free babysitting, but there's always a loophole. Even she - the toughest of birds - wasn't going to say no when sweet Lizzy asked to sleep over. And why wouldn't I? Friday nights at my grandparents' meant an ice cream cone while we watched Wheel … [Read more...]
