I have just turned 34 and find out that I am pregnant again. I guess this was my present because hello, my husband forgot one, like expensive jewerly or hey a cake would have even been nice but no, I get to be fat again for 9 months and curse everytime I have to get dressed. I had no idea how this happened.
Read more » February 15th, 2007Blame it on my espresso. I was taking a sip when I changed lanes to enter I-294’s express lane. The hot creamy liquid seared my throat when I catapulted to an immediate stop after blasting my SUV through the orange closed barricade.
Read more » February 14th, 2007I’m a working mother with two wonderful children and a disabled husband and I always run out of time. I’m lucky if I get 4 hours of sleep a night. I work 65 hours a week and have to drive an hour just to get to work. I always worry about falling asleep while I’m driving so I do everything I can to keep myself awake. I’ll turn my music up really loud, sing along to the songs on the radio, make my car freezing cold, and even pinch myself while I drive.
Read more » February 14th, 2007My husband and I are both legally blind, but own a business that keeps us hopping along with our family life. Since we cannot drive, it is necessary to rely on people or public transportation to get us where we need to go. That is not always an easy task since most others are just as busy as we are. Fortunately I have a very good friend who not only generously offers rides, but also loves to go shopping (a true treat for me!).
Read more » February 12th, 2007One Saturday Ed said he wanted to take me somewhere special for lunch, somewhere I had never been. We have always tried to make Saturday, the Sabbath, special and apart from the rest of the week. When the kids were growing up, Ed tried not to work on Saturday, and we usually took the kids to museums, the Botanic Gardens, the zoo or the library. It was a family day, and what we did was just a vehicle for our being together.
Read more » February 12th, 2007While picking up my teenager at Middle School one day after work I decided to call in an order for pizza for dinner. I used the phone number from a coupon I had remembered to place in the car.
Read more » February 12th, 2007I was rushing from a play date to an appointment with my 3 year-old triplets. With everyone already buckled up, I was very confused to see my friend walking down the driveway with my son in her arms. Her son had climbed in my car and I had not even noticed that I […]
Read more » February 11th, 2007Recently while my husband was relaxing on his annual golf trip, I was locked out of our home wearing only underwear and a tiny, tight t-shirt.
Read more » February 11th, 2007When I was 27, I had a roommate named Gabriella. The day we met, we instantly hit if off and she moved into my doorman apartment building on Sutton Place the following day. On the short side with a little plumpness, she was 26 but looked nineteen. Raised in Connecticut, her father was Italian and her mother from Liechtenstein. They gave her a nice middle class upbringing and sent her off to college in Switzerland.
Read more » February 7th, 2007It’s the middle of finals week, six days till Christmas, and ten days till my wedding. Once again, I ask myself why we thought it was a good idea to get married at Christmas. Never mind. It’s handled, everything’s under control, and I am just fine, thank you very much.
Read more » February 6th, 2007
