“Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.” —Larry Lorenzoni
“Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.” —Larry Lorenzoni
Dear Sophie, This year your birthday started with a visit from Grandma and Grandpa in Baltimore. And, on the way to the airport, Owen threw up all over himself and the van. As I was trying to get him cleaned up with the few wipes and plastic bags I had, changing him into one of […]
March 30, 2008 March 30, 2009 March 30, 2010 March 30, 2011 March 30, 2012 March 30, 2013 March 30, 2014 “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
It’s 11:25pm the night before I turn 35 and I feel like I want to physically reach out and press against time. Slow it down. Stop it, for a moment, for many. I have been so lucky in my life and I have such high hopes for the future. I should also note that not […]
“Mommy, when we came out of your tummy you gave us a birthday!” —James, thinking deep thoughts, almost two hours past his bedtime “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain
March 30, 2008 March 30, 2009 March 30, 2010 March 30, 2011 March 30, 2012 March 30, 2013 “Everyone is the age of their heart.” —Guatemalan Proverb
Dear Sophie, This year, your birthday celebration started with your preschool celebration. First, you sat on Mrs. Richter’s lap and shared a book you made about your life. Then you walked around the sun, carrying a small world, five times—representing your five times around the sun. As you walked, the children sang: The earth goes […]
Sophie’s birthday is Saturday. As such, conversations with the kids this week have largely centered around age. A couple days ago, in the car, Owen asked me how old he was. “You’re 2,” I said. Then, James asked me how old he was. “You’re 2, too,” I said. Yesterday we were talking about ages (again). […]
In January we celebrated my grandma’s birthday … with dinner at Troy’s Cafe. Part of me hesitates writing this, because it’s such a great suburbia secret. Situated at the end of a strip mall in West Chester, an area awash in chain restaurants, this little gem of a restaurant has delicious, reasonably priced food, good […]
and you’re the father of a 4-year-old and two 2-year-olds and you’re married to me you get: (1) a Graeter’s ice cream cake as requested but with 33 candles on it that melt everything in the name of tradition. (2) take-out Indian food because, let’s be honest, you’re the better cook. (3) two children helping […]
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