1. Snow Day
    It’s quite the snowstorm, isn’t it? On Thursday afternoon, Atlanta got pounded with snowgate ‘10. A full 1/4 inch dusting of the white magic. So, instead of my BIG PLANS to take Slynnro to Atlantic Station so she could buy her H&M tank tops (even though we hear that H&M is kind of a douche [...]
    Filed in The Friends, parenting sure is fun | 10-Jan-10 | 14 comments
  2. While YOU are sleeping…
    I am rereading Wuthering Heights. Although rereading might be kind of an untruth…because, you see, when it was assigned to me to read for Mrs. Rosenwald’s English class, I, well, um, there was a movie, and there just wasn’t time, and well, I didn’t actually read it. I did, however, manage to write A- papers [...]
    Filed in The Friends, parenting sure is fun | 06-Jan-10 | 27 comments
  3. …touristy goodness. and my apples don’t fall far or some such idiom.
    I have disappeared, some of you may have noticed. And if you haven’t noticed, then that totally makes you an asshole. OR you have also disappeared because you also have been swallowed by the family and friends annual holiday vortex in which case I will forgive you fully and completely and I might even buy [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Friends | 30-Dec-09 | 11 comments
  4. Aiming High for Anissa.
    This past summer, I moved to Atlanta with the husband and my three kids. So did Miss Anissa. We instantly bonded…NEIGHBORS FTW!  I mean, it didn’t hurt that we both love Jake Ryan and fondling Jimmy Choos and Twilight and Bring It On and, um, salted meats. Also, she totally saved me from getting hit [...]
    Filed in Aiming Low, The Friends | 18-Nov-09 | 20 comments
  5. It’s HER Day
    I keep lists of things I want to write about. Like you are suprised by this…Because, well, when you have three quirky kids and a part-time husband and a dog whose tampon-eating habits are the least of his issues and you are living with your parents in a new country where things like co-pays make [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 11-Nov-09 | 14 comments
  6. visitors and cutlery
    Yesterday, while having lunch at The Flying Biscuit with the lovely, lovely Kristin of Camels and Chocolate and her Mom (who, ps, is a sly one; she paid for my lunch without me even noticing. of course, that did mean that I didn’t even get a chance to thank her) this happened: Me: Can we please get [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 30-Sep-09 | 25 comments
  7. things only I think are funny. again. and the cottage. again.
    When I was in Indianapolis with some of the loveliest people I know** every time Karen would say one of our names she’d say them in this Regan MacNeil meets Kermit the Frog style voice. It was both hilarious and disturbing. and she told us that even though there was nothing else remotely redeeming in [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Snark, parenting sure is fun | 25-Jun-09 | 23 comments
  8. humbled.
    Yesterday, at work, I carried my purse with me to the bathroom. I mean, I’ve been leaving my purse in the same spot for 10 years, but now, all of a sudden, everything’s changed. I can’t take a bathroom break without thinking someone’s going to come and steal the 87 cents I am carrying on [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 14-May-09 | 36 comments
  9. and for my next act: ali does oversized flannel
    Heather (and Mike too!) needs your love today (technically yesterday, but written last night, yo). She needs it every day; but today especially. It’s been one month since Maddie’s passing. Of course, there are many ways to give Heather some love today. emails, tweets, candy. Or you can head on over here and bid away [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the self mock | 08-May-09 | 20 comments
  10. perspective
    the husband is in Las Vegas (onbusiness)(foraweek) which means two things…a) something is going to go very, very wrong and b) someone is going to barf. exhibit a. exhibit b. exhibit c. exhibit d. I will stop exhibiting now, and get to the matters at hand. the matter of the little colossal leak from my [...]
    Filed in The Friends, parenting sure is fun | 20-Apr-09 | 18 comments
  11. find my ilana a thing
    **this post was written before I heard about my dear Shana losing her new baby Thalon. It was written before I read the tweet from Heather to her that said: @gorillabuns oh my god, I am so sorry. I hope our babies are together laughing and dancing and playing. I am shattered. It was written [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 13-Apr-09 | 14 comments
  12. Miss Maddie
    am. broken. I was all prepared today to come on here and bitch about something (Passover), to laugh about something (an out-of-the-mouths-of-babes Josh-ism) to snark about something (my nanny)…but I can’t. I can’t. I am just so angry at the universe right now and want to punch it in the neck. I woke up this morning to the [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 08-Apr-09 | 22 comments
  13. because i like to live vicariously. and clearly, i like to destroy things too.
    Jack and Ilana start their kitchen renovations today. (sigh. *LE ENVY*) This has been a months-long exercise in “keep your fucking pie-hole shut, ali!” oh, hello, are you new here? well, here’s something you may not know. I can haz opinions. lots of them. ( i even have opinions about how i’d REALLY like to put the [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 09-Feb-09 | 23 comments
  14. gifts i don’t get enough
    My sister and i should never be allowed to be alone together. When we are, we do things like get naked and compare our thighs, searching for cellulite (why yes, we were both blessed with lovely eastern european pulkes…oh, yes, the pulkes. thanks, bubbe!). and while those of you without sisters are all head-shaky and [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the trips | 22-Jan-09 | 38 comments
  15. happiness is some krispy kremes, music, change, and jeans..oh, and a warm gun (heh)
    i spent the better half of yesterday in Canada Crown Copyright hell. who knew that a thumbnail image of Canada’s coat of arms to use in an educational book was going to be such a problem? sheesh. but then i came home. and i really haven’t stopped smiling. …my old nanny came to visit the kids and [...]
    Filed in The Boy, The Friends, the fashion | 07-Nov-08 | 43 comments
  16. son of rambow is not a sly stallone joint. and other ditties.
    so, the husband downloaded this movie and was begging me to watch. i resisted. Son of Rambo, i thought? is that going to be like Son of Kong? um, yeah, no thanks…i’d rather watch the last 6 episodes of Six Feet Under (we are in the homestretch!) and then i caved. and good god, i’m so glad [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the things i like | 27-Oct-08 | 21 comments
  17. um, yeah, this is a post about nothing. hey, at least i warned you
    so…i’m trying to make the switch from Tim Horton’s coffee in the morning to McDonald’s. About a year or so ago, i made the switch from Starbucks to Tim’s, mostly to save money. i was spending upwards of $4 every morning for a latte, because Starbucks actual coffee totally blows. and then i read somewhere [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the McMoms | 22-Oct-08 | 31 comments
  18. memory is a gift. cherish it.
    last night i watched The Diving Bell and the Butterfly…which, by the by, is easily one of the best movies i’ve ever seen…it’s the true story of Elle Magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a massive stroke, leaving him mentally aware but completely paralyzed with the exception of his left eye. he literally blinks out [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the old school ali | 15-Jul-08 | 27 comments
  19. sometimes classics are classics for a reason. you hear that, Hasbro??
    I love games. I always have. I guess it’s my competitive nature. And since ‘playing sports’ to me involves a big-screen television and a big-ass beer, I need to be competitive beat someone somewhere. Risk. Monopoly. Scattergories. Balderdash. Backgammon. Battleship. Trivial Pursuit. Clue. Scrabble. Boggle. Blokus. You name it. I’ll play it. And I’ll do everything [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Snark | 11-Jun-08 | 37 comments
  20. grab your crackers. there’s cheese ahead
    way back when Ali was a wee lass (yes, i realize i am still kinda sorta of the wee lass persuasion) … back when i was littleali. when i looked like this… well, way back then, i went to private school. like my kids do. jewish day school. like my kids do. and when i was [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the girl behind the screen | 02-Jun-08 | 25 comments
  21. my mother forgot my birthday
    again. (oh yes, that’s right. it’s not the first time.) (i can remember many a time getting pulled from class with a phone call from my mom apologizing for forgetting. back in the olden days when we didn’t all carry cell phones) and i don’t even have my very own long duck dong. or my very [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 23-May-08 | 47 comments
  22. second time’s a charm
    i’ve spoken before about how the husband and i have zero sympathy for each other as far as our hands go. i have tendonitis. in my right hand. there’s things i can’t do. like put on my bra and open jars. he has a broken bone. in his right hand. there are things he can’t do. like [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Husband | 29-Apr-08 | 23 comments
  23. payback! and some hidden talents! and a rarity!
    Remember when i went to St. Lucia? and remember when i told you that it was a great vacation but the service was so bad it was almost comical? and remember when i told you that Ilana was on the case?? well, lookie what showed up yesterday…. Our apologies are reiterated for any unhappiness experienced by you [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Friends, the girl behind the screen | 08-Apr-08 | 21 comments
  24. XLII and ali eats cake
    i won’t lie. i didn’t want the Giants to win. In general, i find New York fans of any kind to have a sense of worthiness that i find grating and annoying (there are some exceptions, of course…like my friend Adrienne and metalia, who i will allow to be both new yorkers and fans…but only [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 04-Feb-08 | 24 comments
  25. Mommy toilet training boot camp
    the nanny is too soft. and the husband is too laid back about this whole toilet training thing. they wait for her to ask for the bathroom…which works sometimes…but, people, she’s TWO. she needs to be reminded. she needs to be picked up while she’s playing. she needs to be supervised. gone are the days when [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Friends, The Snark, the CBA | 14-Jan-08 | 30 comments
  26. weekendables…also, i might be rainbow brite
    guess what we were doing at 10am on sunday morning?? if you guessed sitting around in pajamas drinking hot chocolate and playing the wii…you are officially dead to me. because, alas, we were not doing these things. any of them. we were digging ourselves out of six feet of snow* to get to our friends’ [...]
    Filed in The Boy, The Family, The Friends | 17-Dec-07 | 15 comments
  27. of harassing and hidden f-bombs
    my eyes are tired today. combination of two things, likely. the first, not my fault, and the second, entirely my fault. it was a jam-packed weekend, as usual. and i haven’t changed my two-week disposable contacts, since, um, October 30th. (shh. please don’t tell my eye doctor. he’d murder me) took the two younger bunnies over [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Friends | 03-Dec-07 | 14 comments
  28. the friends who’ll take you bowling are the ones who count…
    It’s funny that thing about friends. That thing when you get to a certain point in your life and you realize it’s not about how many friends you have, but more about those few friends who mean the world to you. I’ve spoken about this before. The friends for life. The friends i can be myself [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 05-Nov-07 | 21 comments
  29. ornery
    my mom is coming in this morning. for a week. apparently, according to my friends, i’m off my game. at least that’s what they said last night. because i seemed to have upset, oh, just about everyone. first it was the restaurant. the first one was a bust, it was lined up out the door and around [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 01-Oct-07 | 7 comments
  30. In Case you were wondering…
    no, Hannah Montana is NOT pregnant…. if you saw this floating around the internet today…in case you can’t see the fine print, the article says: “Yes, sadly it’s true. Miley herself confirmed the pregnancy rumors during a J-14 interview. ‘I’m going to take good care of my baby. I’ve already gained 7 pounds. I was in real [...]
    Filed in The Celebs, The Friends | 24-Sep-07 | 9 comments
  31. this is a story about a girl named lucky…part deux…
    a while back i told you about how unlucky i am. I never win anything! except that time in elementary school when i guess the number of jelly beans in a jar at a mall store and won $50 to spend at the store and i bought…wait for it….a black and white clock with a [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 17-Sep-07 | 13 comments
  32. totally worth every calorie…
    the three pounds i gained in three days were entirely worth it. wanna know why? because that there…that’s Dennis Rodman. he was eating at Goldfish. and so were we. it’s sad that i get excited about seeing quasi-celebrities when my sister lives in NYC and parties with Nigel Barker and the entire cast of the Sopranos. (even [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the trips | 20-Aug-07 | 15 comments
  33. in a nutshell.
    did y’all see my guest post over and Izzy’s?? go on, get. spread the love, folks, spread it. busy weekend as usual. full of swimming at Jack and Ilana’s and bbqs (where both Josh and Isabella decided to sit down – fully clothed - into the Moss’ wading pool…um, yeah…probably the last time we’ll be invited back [...]
    Filed in The Celebs, The Family, The Friends | 30-Jul-07 | 28 comments
  34. things heard
    thing #1: “mommy! mommy! i awake. and i flyin’ mommy? you dere mommy? i flyin’ i flyin!” so, i went into her room. she wasn’t kidding. there she was on, on her stomach, with both her legs and her arms waving in the air. she was flyin’ (damnit to hell…where was my camera when i needed it?!) thing [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the mouths of babes | 23-Jul-07 | 30 comments
  35. we partied like it was 1999.
    most of you will not be shocked by this news. i have a lot of male friends. i always have. in high school, many of my closest friends were guys. perhaps it’s because i’m not a typical girly-girl. yes, i like to shop for hours and i enjoy celebrity gossip and i like to bake, but [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the girl behind the screen | 16-Jul-07 | 19 comments
  36. look at what i did on my lunch hour yesterday…
    ah…relax….it’s certainly not as exciting as is could be. a) it’s fake and b) it was done at work. by a co-worker. during the first annual third floor bbq and games jamboree (probably not the official name). i’ll admit it…i was a little bit nervous about having ‘forced fun’ at work. during lunch…when everyone else [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Jobs, The Other Blog | 15-Jun-07 | 25 comments
  37. that keeps on giving…
    haley-o and i always talk about how our readers are so different. sure, there are a few overlaps, but for the most part, she has her readers and i have mine. which is great – because i love all of you guys – but surprising, since she and i fancy ourselves a lot alike. sure, [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 25-May-07 | 25 comments
  38. like waiting for Christmas times a thousand…
    edits below!! with video! i feel like Cartman this morning. i need a Wii. must. have. Wii. you see, the thing that i’ve always hated about the xbox is that, with the exception of Guitar Hero II, there really aren’t any games i like to play. i’m not into the racing games (sorry, Fry!) and i’m not really [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Snark, the bloggers | 18-May-07 | 34 comments
  39. stranded at the drive-in…branded a fool…
    As usual, my weekend was jam packed. lots of park time (the sun finally came out in Toronto..and all three of my kids already have tans), lots of mall time (they need everything! shorts! hats! sandals!), lots of purging time (otherwise known as spring cleaning). i also went to my very first drive-in. the only experience i have with [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 23-Apr-07 | 15 comments
  40. good enough
    this no sleep thing is turning me very introspective. we thought we were done. knock wood, everyone was healthy. for about a minute and a half. then miss isabella decided it was time to start teething again. those eye teeth. the canines. the cuspids. she’s in so much pain. the poor kid is gnawing on anything [...]
    Filed in The Friends, the Deep Thoughts | 12-Feb-07 | 22 comments
  41. you say it’s your birthday…duh duh duh…it’s my birthday too…
    hey jude… (anyone know what movie this is from???? there will be prizes, i promise.) anyway, since today is the husband’s birthday (happy 32nd, baby) i decided i wouldn’t talk about how i didn’t get to watch a single show last night because he got his beloved xbox back and was online all night playing hockey [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Husband, The Snark, the mouths of babes | 09-Feb-07 | 21 comments
  42. i’m ali. and i. am. canadian.
    so…our husbands decided to surprise us on Wednesday night and NOT tell us where we were going. if any of you have ever met me or Sharon, you’d know that this idea was NOT the wisest. We both control freaks and not knowing where we were going…and why we were told to wear running shoes [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 12-Jan-07 | 30 comments
  43. Isabella wants a cookie!!
    temper tantrum much? this is what happens in our house when Isabella gets tired. she gets cranky and angry. and everything is “no” but if you listen very carefully to the beginning, she very clearly says a very well-constructed sentence “I wah a cook-cook!” i’m so proud… Survivor ~voting off Jonathan was a big, big mistake. keeping [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Friends, The Reality TV | 08-Dec-06 | 20 comments
  44. you’ll have to excuse me…
    …if this post seems a bit scattered today. you see, it’s a balmy -6 degrees out this morning (that’s 22 degrees if you live south of the border) and i’m not prepared. yes, i realize that i’ve lived in a cold climate for a LONG freakin’ time, but i still am never prepared when winter [...]
    Filed in The Friends, The Snark, the Deep Thoughts | 05-Dec-06 | 20 comments
  45. for which i am thankful
    tomorrow is thanksgiving in the US. My dad and stepmom are celebrating in Atlanta. without me. my mom and my stepdad are celebrating in Scottsdale. in 80 degree weather. without me. there will be turkey. and stuffing. and sweet potato pie. and mashed potatoes. and peas. and pumpkin pie. (if i was going to go [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Friends, The Husband, the Deep Thoughts | 22-Nov-06 | 21 comments
  46. hump day humps
    so last night i went to my first jeans party. i didn’t really know what to expect going in. was it going to be like a tupperware party? was i going to feel pressured to buy? how would something like this even work? Ilana and Tova convinced me to come…and that it would be fun, even [...]
    Filed in The Friends | 08-Nov-06 | 26 comments
  47. chock full
    this morning, as i was racing out the door, late as usual, i took a slight detour and had me a big ole’ bite of Buzz Lightyear birthday cake (note to self: cake. must. be. destroyed.) I convinced myself that i NEEDED the cake. it was a long weekend and the little sugar energy boost [...]
    Filed in The Boy, The Friends | 06-Nov-06 | 14 comments
  48. Guess The Baby!
    she’s still playing with this toy. it never gets old for her. she was really sweet to share it with her friend. which is funny, because for the first 45 minutes, the girls didn’t even know the other was there. please note…if this is YOUR baby…you are ineligible. just sayin’ please go visit me at Fabulous today! [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Friends | 27-Oct-06 | 26 comments
  49. new obsessions
    so…Isabella has two: yes folks, she’s domesticated! she can use the phone! (each time we ask her who she’s calling, it’s always the same: “Dora!” of course, we should have known.) she can take her baby for walks! Can you even see how happy this child is? who knew all it would take was for her [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Friends | 16-Oct-06 | 18 comments