This is Lola.

I found her last week, in my endless search for a Chocolate Labrador Retriever. Because after much debate, that’s the dog we decided on. A chocolate Lab. I didn’t think I could have another Lab. Ever. Chamo just kind of broke my heart, when he left us. I was sure I would never [...]

My husband found this local “mom’s group” that was having a new member social on Saturday. Kids were invited. He suggested that I attend. I resisted. I’m not good at this stuff. But… I sent in my RSVP. Because I’d like to have friends in my new community. But then I worried all night about [...]

Hmm. I don’t think I should have used the word “sitter” to describe the girl who watched my daughters. It may have been misleading. She was a “mother’s helper.” She came in twice a week, five hours at a time, to help out. So for those of you who were wondering, “why doesn’t she just [...]

We took Pea out this afternoon for her first official hike. Lucky for us, the property across the street from us is protected land and is filled with hiking trails of all levels. The beauty of it all is that it’s reserved for residents of our neighborhood, so it’s very quiet. We were the only [...]

We never had pets growing up. Well, scratch that. We did have pets. We had a series of three hamsters, dozens of guppies and eventually a cat named Max. Notice what’s missing? A dog. When I was about 6, right before my parents divorce, my parents took my brother [...]

We had one of those days that can only be described as perfect. Early this morning, after a little Easter Egg hunt in our great room, we headed out to the mountain where the local ski resort was hosting an egg hunt. Which was actually more of an egg scramble, as there were [...]

In a continuation of Sunday’s weepy post, I am still feeling a little melancholy over my little baby not being my little baby any longer. Technically, she’s not walking, so I can still call her a baby, right? I mean, she’s not officially a toddler until she can, well, toddle, right? Okay, [...]

Coco woke up with a stomach bug today, the same one that her big sister has been suffering with all week. Let’s just say that her big day was peppered with lots of vomit and diarrhea. Not a lot of fun, although I am amazed at how her mellow and sunny disposition rarely [...]

Coco is turning one tomorrow. It’s turning out to be a much different celebration than I had imagined. The guest list includes myself, the birthday girl, her older sister, her father and her grandmother, GiGi. That’s it. Not such a big guest list, but I don’t think small kids need a [...]

I am always in a rush. Always. And impatient like no other. Horrible traits to have. Just plain horrible. It is intense, trying to get out the door with these girls. I get… for lack of a better word… crazed. There is no time for slow-pokes. Nope. [...]

We got the call today from the Head of Admissions at Pea’s new school that she got in. And she got the schedule we’d been hoping for. I am so relieved that it’s over, that we’ve found a great little school for her where she’s going to thrive.
But I’ve mentioned before that one [...]

Wow. I knew I could count on all of you to give me some insight; some sage words of wisdom. I always wonder, when I post a “gripe” like I did last night, how is it going to be met? Am I going to be told that I’m ungrateful? Spoiled? [...]

I’m feeling irritable tonight. I don’t know if it’s the nightmare I just went through of sorting all of my recycling for tomorrow’s pick-up or if it’s my husband’s lack of attention at what might need to be done around the house. I’m leaning towards the latter. While he’s great with the [...]

Yesterday, my husband and I took Pea to visit the new school that we are trying to get her into for the fall. It’s a private school, which is kind of ironic since one of the main reasons we moved here is the phenomenal public school system. But in researching nursery schools, we [...]

I was first on skis over 30 years ago. I’ve always loved the sport. It’s my father’s sport, and he shared it with his kids. We all took to it, but for me, as the oldest child, it was the most incredible way for me to connect with a man that I’ve always found it [...]