Maia has been begging for an MP3 player lately. But there is no way I’m plunking down hard-earned money on small electronic gadgets for her to lose, when she has a hard time even keeping track of her hairbrush. But, I love my daughter, and I hate to see her be disappointed. So this weekend […]
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God Bless America
Posted in Family, Inspirational on Nov 9th, 2007
On a sunny weekend in mid-September 2001, we spent an afternoon at Walt Disney World, as we often do, being locals with annual passes. Specifically, we were at Epcot, where my brother-in-law sings as a member of the a cappella “Voices of Liberty” group at the American Adventure. What made this performance of Americana more […]
Movie critics agree: “Two thumbs up!”
Posted in Family, Girly Girl on Oct 13th, 2007
How do you top a dance club birthday party, one year later? Why, you roll out the red carpet, of course. Literally. This movie premiere was a star-studded event of celebrity proportions, complete with velvet ropes to cordon off the entry path and keep the paparazzi and autograph seekers at bay. The leading ladies arrived […]
I am the oldest of three sisters. Yet somehow, at my wedding 13+ years ago, guests from my husband’s side who had never met my sisters assumed, on seeing the three of us together, that I was the youngest. Considering that my baby sister was only 13 at the time, I didn’t exactly see this […]
Proud parenting moment
Posted in Family, Inspirational on Sep 6th, 2007
For quite some time, my sister-in-law and I have been jointly bemoaning the fact that our church doesn’t have much emphasis on children’s programming. Someone must have overhead us, because last night was the launch of Pioneer Club, a new program for the grade 5 and under set. Did we shuffle our schedules to make […]
What I want to know is, just when, exactly, did my daughter stop thinking princesses were cool? She and her friend are at gymnastics camp this week, and the theme is “Pirates and Princesses.” Today they were supposed to dress up as either a princess or a pirate. They both chose pirates. Definitely didn’t want […]
They say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. If true, it would certainly explain the bountiful blessings that have been showered over us in 13 years of marriage, because our wedding day was marked by thunderstorms of torrential proportions. The roof of the limo that carried my father and me to the […]
Voices from the Homeless Clinic
Posted in Family on Jun 13th, 2007
Last night, my mom alerted me to this online video (aptly titled Voices from the Homeless Clinic) on our local newspaper’s website, featuring testimonials from patients at Orlando’s Health Care Center for the Homeless. I was understandably tickled to see my dad featured in a couple of the scenes—he’s the doc in the white lab […]
Supermom, I am not
Posted in Family, Reflections on May 30th, 2007
Today, a friend paid me a very nice compliment. She said I was the best working mom she’s ever known, with a job that entails a high degree of responsibility while also coordinating the busy schedules of two well-rounded, happy kids, and that I manage to do it all cheerfully and without ever having bags […]
Lately, I’ve noticed my kids catching on to a new trick that my sister and I had once mastered ourselves. The art of convincing each other to approach Mommy with a question when the answer is sure to be “No.” For now, this revolves around snack time, and I can spot the subterfuge a mile […]
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