Entries tagged with 'Mak'
Holes In My Face
June 27, 2010
It's bedtime, and Makenna and I are lying in bed, facing one another and talking. She's 3, so the conversation usually goes along the lines of me making her stuffed cow, Baby Cowie, talk, or if I'll rub her back... Read more >
Roadtrip to Julian
June 8, 2009
Sitting still is good for the mind. So says meditators, intellectuals, Buddhists and other deeply contemplative types. I, however, suck at it. I'm a mover; restless, easily bored, driven to distraction, usually over-energized. As Deb says, "You're the kind of... Read more >
Colorful World
May 23, 2009
With the delivery of our patio furniture and all of the cushions, comes the delivery of another kind of treasure: Giant cardboard boxes. After grabbing some supplies and spending a few minutes setting them up and stripping Mak down, we... Read more >
Yayo Bandit
May 12, 2009
Sitting in my big red chair, I watch the most un-morningest-person on the planet, otherwise known as Zombie Daddy, stumble out to the kitchen in his big black bathrobe and matching undereye circles, pour himself a bowl of raisin flax... Read more >
Overheard: Mak & Daddy
April 21, 2009
Makenna: "DADDY! WHERE AAAAARE YOU? GO GET ICE CREAM!!! ICE CREAM!!! YAAAY!"The Varmint: (echoing from inside the bathroom) "Yes, Makenna. We'll go get ice cream as soon as Daddy's finished."Makenna: (2.5 seconds later) "DADDY! COME ON! COME ON, DADDY!"The Varmint:... Read more >
Serious Business
April 18, 2009
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Letter to Makenna: First Day of Preschool
March 26, 2009
Dear Makenna,Boy, have I got a surprise for you. In just a few months, you're going to have your very own live baby to play with! That's right! All yours. Of course, we probably need to have a chat before... Read more >
This Time Last Year
December 24, 2008
Happy holidays to you all. However you may feel about this time of year, whether you're a gung-ho season's greetings gal like me, or a bah-humbug pessimist, one thing Christmas provides is perspective. Can you believe it? This is a... Read more >
Cinderella
December 16, 2008
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Ice Kweem
November 18, 2008
There is one thing in this world, and only one thing in this world that will make my bullheaded, deeply focused, independent and self-aware two year old immediately stop what she's doing and look you in the eyes. And that... Read more >
A Night to Remember
November 17, 2008
Whatever your politics, this was a night to remember. We had options, go downtown and wait for the balloons to fall?, hit our local pub and hang with the 'hood? - but ended up at Deb and Greg's, having homemade... Read more >
Pheeeeeew-weeeeeeeeet!
October 29, 2008
I was speaking with my neighbor Jen the other day - she who, traitorously, is moving away as soon as her house sells, taking Mak's favorite playmate 2 year-old Eddie and his little brother Ethan away with her. (Not that... Read more >
Love.
October 15, 2008
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Penguin Rodeo
October 14, 2008
Mak and Sophie and Summer and I hit Sea World yesterday. As new owner of the all-powerful Silver Pass I am now able to take my kid to Sea World any day I want, enjoy the lush grounds, one animal... Read more >
The Hostess with the Leastest
October 5, 2008
I haven't spoken at length to anybody but The Varmint, Baby Mak and Deb for more than seven days straight. This remains true despite the fact I hosted book club with 4 of my favorite gal pals in attendance on... Read more >
Captivated
September 24, 2008
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The All-Girl Getaway - Plus Varmint (& Kid)
August 7, 2008
Our girlfriend getaway for Jen, Deb, Donna and me has been planned since high school. We weren't sure where we were going - Italy was an often-mentioned spot, maybe frolicking around Greece - but we knew we were going together... Read more >
Mak In All Her Mak-ness
July 12, 2008
Sometimes, you get a picture that really "gets" your kid. We've had a few. This one is definitely one of them. Right now, she's talking a lot - some favorite sayings include "OH, MAN!" and "I BWOKE IT!"She's an early... Read more >
Mama's Little Helper
July 6, 2008
This is a new development that I'm really loving.Yes, everything takes twice as long. Things may not be stirred quite as smoothly. And there is certainly a bit more of a mess to clean up.But then you look down, and... Read more >
Meet Norman
June 10, 2008
Yesterday, as we were getting ready to go shopping at Costco, Mak grabbed this as her traveling companion. Before you go thinking anything you shouldn't, it was purchased for us as a shower gift by our friends Summer and Karl,... Read more >
A Little to the Right
May 7, 2008
Yesterday morning, I awoke to the scramblings of my 1.5 year old. Pretty soon, I had teeny little fingers propping open my eyelids, and her grinning face and little voice squealing in my ears, "HI MOMMY!"I provided my usual grunting... Read more >
Mac'n with My Mak
May 5, 2008
Since I've switched to using a MacBook Pro from a PC laptop, things have been a lot more fun around here. Including me. Simply put, I no longer suffer from The Grumpies. (The Varmint actually calls them 'The Bitchies', but... Read more >
Take Your Kid to Work Day
April 24, 2008
Deb called this morning to congratulate me, in that rabble rousing way of hers, that I "had the day off." I snorted before I could stop myself. Still, in a move I can only chalk up to delusional optimism, I... Read more >
Let's Just Call It Extra Flavorful
April 21, 2008
One of ten billion possible sentences you'd really rather you never had to say to your partner:"Um, babe? You've been here all morning with the baby, right?""That's right.""Never left the house?""Nope." "Soooo, where'd she get the hot dog?" ... Read more >
Boobies & Butting Out
March 6, 2008
Too small, I thought. Too boring. Too freckly. Too white. Too pink. Too easy to blush. I bemoaned the total lack of cleavage all through high school. Sighed over their inability to augment my social life. Put up with fried... Read more >
When Daddy's Too Slow
February 21, 2008
Our kid loves bath time. As in really, really, reallllllllly loves it. Will stand there hopping from foot to foot, kicking her leg up like she's straddling a Harley to leap into that bath. So, here's a wee word to... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: 13 Months Old
November 17, 2007
Dear Makenna,It's been awhile since mommy wrote her monthly letter to you, but I've been a little busy. You're very hard to keep up with these days. And as any mommy who gives a whoop about working, eating and household... Read more >
Birthday Party Numero Uno
October 2, 2007
She arrived with her own personal attendants, was festooned with as-yet untold treasures, lauded for her preciousness, sung to, hand-fed only the choicest morsels, given chocolate and carried about in the arms of strapping young men. She was cooed to,... Read more >
A Year Ago Today
September 29, 2007
One year ago yesterday, after 20+ hours of labor and with The Varmint and Deb standing next to me, the best thing in my life popped out of my very own innards and said hello.This picture's from the day after... Read more >
Giving Me Pause
September 8, 2007
Are you one of those people who does better when they have something fun to look forward to? So am I. In the past, that has meant traveling somewhere, exploring a foreign country, backpacking or camping, rock climbing, rafting or... Read more >
FOUND!
August 26, 2007
Turns out the defectors were not actually kidnapped, but runaways who were captured and returned. We're not sure what caused the sudden departure - after all, Sacha and Charlie have got it pretty good here at Chez Varmint: A rent-free... Read more >
Kidnapped!
August 17, 2007
No, no. Not Mak. Charlie the Turtle. And worse? Sacha la Chat! Will the horrible, horrible repercussions of that evil weekend in Santa Barbara never end?So, I send my brother the following email missive:- - - - - - -... Read more >
The Varmint's First Groupie
August 10, 2007
Recently, The Varmint traded the lovely strumming on his pretty acoustic guitar for thumping, John Entwhistle-style, on his unplugged bass. The bass wisely remains unplugged to maintain neighborly relations - but sadly, the acoustic contribution to our household is something... Read more >
Mak's Pack
August 2, 2007
From the left: Julien, Milo, Sacha and Lucy. This is the pack Mak's currently running with. They're bad seeds, but what can a mother do? A word to the wise: If you this lot in a dark alley, don't let... Read more >
Santa Barbara Bung-tacular
August 1, 2007
This peaceful moment - of the cousins all chillin' in the tub as my sister-in-law Rachel and I looked on - was the best and briefest part of my nephew's birthday weekend. Moments later my kid would cry out as she... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: Nine Months
July 8, 2007
Dear Makenna,As I write this, you are on the floor of our bedroom, emptying out my bikini drawer and shrieking at the top of your lungs. In other words, it's just another day.Your 9 month vitals as of June 25,... Read more >
An Embarrassment of Riches
July 2, 2007
Isn't just typical? In a sea of baby treasure, my kid skinnys under the sofa and retrieves a discarded luggage handle from a few trips back as her entertainment du jour. If only the rest of us were so easily... Read more >
This One's For Christy
June 21, 2007
Last night was a bookless book club meeting, which really means it was an excuse for the five of us to read what we wanted this month and still get together and drink margaritas and eat Mexican food. So, after... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: 8 Months Old
May 28, 2007
Hi Makenna,You are now officially 8 months old and mama's head is spinning. Where is that little dark-eyed peanut I brought home from the hospital? And who replaced her with this dancy-eyed, whirligig of a little girl with her "Ma-maaah-mah-mah"s,... Read more >
Ch-ch-ch-changes
May 12, 2007
There are periods of your life that stretch out, seem to go on forever, with you doing the same comfortable routine: A big one is The Work Routine, where you get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, watch... Read more >
Decisions Decisions
May 7, 2007
We wondered what happened to the chocolate cake...... Read more >
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