Two days ago, I was wearing a white shirt. It’s a remarkable shirt in that you wouldn’t guess in a million years that it was made by a fancy designer, purchased in Beverly Hills. My mother bought it for me,…
Author: calm mama
laughter and the watermelon baby
Jonah makes jokes. Sometimes, it’s a joke only he gets. Like the other night when he was eating his hummus for dinner and he would take a bite and then he’d say “hummus” and then he’d say this string of…
toast dinosaur
Take one slice of bread. Place one square slice of cheese* on bread. Place toast and cheese in toaster. Heat until cheese melts. Pat toast and cheese with paper towel as this removes the grease. The grease is what stays…
in which i consider the end of blogging and other things
I have a friend who is… I can’t say “sick” because she wouldn’t like that. It’s… she’s… I’ve visited her in the hospital twice this week. She may get back online at some point and read this, or she may…
traveling with toddler kauai day 4 – 8: it’s over already?
Whooosh! And then we flew home. Live blogging the vay-kay stalled mid-trip due to my trying to upgrade the platform of this blog and thereby breaking it. The lovely hosts at blue host had a backup they could revert to…
traveling with toddler kauai day 3: chickens, eggs, potatoes
If you are traveling in Kauai with a toddler, definitely pick a resort that has CHICKENS! and ROOSTERS! on the property. Serious delight-makers. Every day so far has involved much CHASING. Our vacation sound scape is a combination of crashing…
traveling with toddler kauai day 2: early morning
5:15 a.m. Scott says, “Wow, vacation wife sleeps for twelve hours, gets up and does the dishes.” Julie says, “Yes, let’s move to Hawaii.” * * * The first day in a condo situation involves shopping for supplies. Yesterday afternoon,…
traveling with toddler kauai day 1: palm trees and warm sand
Okay, I haven’t ACTUALLY put my feet in the sand yet. Jonah wanted to. As we were sitting at the grill bar, overlooking the crescent-shaped beach with requisite turquoise water, waiting for our hamburger and hot dog, respectively, he suggested…