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Grand Belle Matriarch

My late grandmother, Mary Belle Nichols Weedman, was born 100 years ago today (as was, apparently, the bob). She is the person, in retrospect, I most identify with in my family, sadly by mostly memory, today, and in what memory I have of her she was a proto-feminist and most ahead of her time. She [...]

Fort Necessity and Family Reunions, Oh My!

We got home from our trip to Pennsylvania yesterday, and thanks to some of your suggestions we did manage to visit Fallingwater as well as Fort Necessity and a couple of other places. I thought we were closer to Pittsburgh than we actually were, so once we realized that Pittsburgh meant another couple of hours [...]

You Might Have Settled the Argument

But Chef took a picture of the dinner plate in question and decided it looks more decidedly blue on film than in real life, thus ending the disagreement on whether the plate is indeed blue or purple. I still say blue.

A Belated Father’s Day Post, For Protective Parents Of Every Species

On Sunday the cardinals starting squawking and haven’t let up since. The peep-peep, peep-peep doesn’t abate from dawn until well after dusk, and a pair of cardinals dance around the edge of the garage to attack anyone who comes near. Yesterday Chef held a chair for me while I balanced on a strained ankle winding [...]

And a Child Shall Zing Them

Last week I picked Ethan up after work and as soon as he buckled his carseat he dropped the bomb. Ethan: Mom, did you know Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny don’t exist? Me: Really? Ethan: Yeah. Parents just take your Christmas list and buy you stuff off it and say it’s from Santa, and [...]

Katie Roiphe Writes “Dear John” Letter Disguised as Article

In case you needed more reasons to mock Katie Roiphe: “I AM COMPLETELY FINE WITHOUT YOU! I AM SO HAPPY!” (via Jill)

What Christmas Is Really About

What the mom in this video forgot is that she gave her other child a video camera last year. Priceless.

Love Letters

Ethan left me a little note on the fridge before he went on his Spring Break vacation. One of my favorite things about Ethan at this age is how he leaves little pieces of his thoughts around the house on sticky notes and scraps of paper. This one is still probably my favorite since it [...]

Indiana Senate Prays Hoosiers Are As Bigoted As They Hope We Are

I’m still not sure why I haven’t moved yet. A proposed ban on same-sex marriages now faces just one more hurdle in the House before Hoosiers will be able to vote on the constitutional amendment. The Indiana Senate voted 39-10 Monday to pass the amendment, which defines marriage as a union between a man and [...]

Mommy Wars: Battle of the Booze

I’m sorry that Melissa got dragged on national television and made to look like an alcoholic. Really, because regular mommies are babysitters, help hired by studly working husbands, so says Meredith Viera. The psychologist is ‘on board’ with the whole thing. She’s a mother herself and understands. She’s just there to set limits and to [...]




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