December 21, 2015 – 9:56 pm
Sometimes I learn important life lessons in the unlikeliest of places. For example, I have learned that you really need to understand how to translate menus or else you will find yourself in Paris eating brains. Thanks, Donna Martin. And I have learned that you can be small and mighty…
December 15, 2015 – 2:19 pm
So, here’s a thing that happened. Isabella brought home a 2/10 on a math test. I was surprised. She was surprised. We were all surprised. “I really thought I knew how to do long division, Mama,” she cried. “I really did.” And so did I. She was doing pretty…
December 13, 2015 – 6:01 pm
Recently, a friend said, with what I think was not a hint of irony or sarcasm: You’re basically like an octopus. It’s a compliment, right? It’s totally a compliment — it means my eight tentacles and I are constantly able to do a lot of stuff. Right? {Want to…
