Showing off her newly trimmed curls, Sophie boogied down to the Gwyneth Paltrow version of “Forget You” this evening. Too bad she completely eschews the idea of dance lessons because she really does have some talent. At least compared to her parents and sister, who have very little rhythm whatsoever.
Category Archives: Frazzled Working Mom’s Fleeting Moments (2007-2013)
Chloe in the Mirror
Chloe and I went on a shopping expedition the other day. She needed some new clothes that weren’t jeans and t-shirts. And she really needed a pair of shoes that were not sneakers. I was pessimistic. After several unsuccessful attempts over the last few weeks to find her a pair of non-sneaker shoes she’d actually wear, I had just about given up hope.
And Then There Was One
My husband and I spent quite a bit of time today moving back into our living room after a new paint job transformed the space. During the course of our organizing and fall-cleaning, we rediscovered a bunch of gadgets:
Sophie and the Leaves
This short video requires no narration, except that Sophie reminds me of Tigger in this video.
My Funny Bunny and My Slippery Eel
Sophie is my funny bunny. She still cuddles with me. She still hugs me. And gives me kisses. She laughs at my silly jokes.
Chloe Learns a Lesson
Chloe and I had an argument yesterday morning. We stopped at the local bookstore before her tennis lesson so that she could buy herself a new tome. For once, she took care of her business quickly, and ran back out to the car after just a couple of minutes, new book in hand. But then she noticed that the cover was a little damaged.
Trick or Treating, Take 2
After our town belatedly decided late on official-Halloween afternoon to strongly encourage parents to postpone trick or treating – because of the lost power and downed trees and wires – until today, Chloe convinced us that she and her friend should have a second chance at Halloween.
Let There Be Lights!
And heat! The house is now a toasty 67 degrees, just an hour after the PSEG guy came and spent ten seconds on top of a pole in our backyard. Five long days later, a quick and anticlimactic fix.
I’m starting to feel like a human being again. We just need to replenish our food supply and it’ll be like the last five days never happened.
After this experience a whole house generator doesn’t seem like such a crazy waste of money anymore. What is crazy is that we are in the 21st century in the United States of America, and our infrastructure sucks.
A Dark and Dreary Halloween
Definitely not a Halloween to remember, unless you think a longlasting, storm-induced power outage causing most residents to abandon Halloween in favor of lights and heat, constitutes memorable.
Snow, No Power and Family Time
During an unheard-of pre-Halloween snowstorm that was remarkable less for the snow than for the thunderous breaking of tree limbs that devastated our neighborhood (and thankfully not our house this time ’round), we lost power. We still have no power and we don’t know when we’ll get it back.