IT’S HAPPENING, IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING! We have entered what I suspected might be one of my favorite kid phases and I was so, so right. Joe has started absurd things that make zero sense but …
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my legacy
Today, on creating (forcing?) my legacy, going forward, I will be known for making this INCREDIBLE BISCUIT STUFFING every Thanksgiving. I will also be the medium old or regular old lady who insists on drinking …
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the why
Sometimes I wonder — especially on days when I don’t have time to write something here, or anything much to say — why exactly do I keep writing here, why have I been doing this …
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THANKFUL, OKAY?
IF YOU DON’T FRANTICALLY BUY A FIVE DOLLAR CARDBOARD THANKFUL SIGN FROM TARGET BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS ARE COMING FOR THANKSGIVING AND EVERYONE IS ENOUGH OVER THEIR HEAD COLDS AND STOMACH VIRUSES THAT YOU MIGHT EVEN …
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not If, but When
It’s not a question of IF I will make this ridiculous Southern Living dressing that requires you to make both homemade buttermilk cornbread AND sage and onion biscuits, but WHEN, and the answer to that …
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Cheesecake, alone
Here I am in a Midtown diner, crying a little because joes babysitter says he walked into my office and said mama’s not here! But then the waiter brings my cheesecake, and I sit and …
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Ma’am would you like to sit down
Last fall when I was fully a YEAR post partum, I was in NYC on the train, and a man got up and very humbly and kindly (and a little too proud of himself?) got …
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November Surprise
We’re all familiar with the October surprise, a last minute bomb of sorts that turns an upcoming election, but did you know about the November surprise? It’s when EVERY YEAR I get really sick in …
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23 weeks
HIGHLY recommend setting your pregnancy tracker to Parisian Bakery, this way if you’re ever in one, which is probably not anytime soon given that you’re about to have a second baby? You’ll know what all …
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One, Two, Ten, Nine
Joe has started learning and saying his ABC’s and 123’s and we are so proud, we barely fit through doors anymore. ONE, TWO, TEN, NINE, he counts, and we’re calling Columbia to see how early …