I have been putting off taking Stevie to the Natural History Museum because… well, he’s Stevie. He has shown no interest in nature or history. The museum does not have cars. So I didn’t have high hopes. One of his teachers recommended I take him, so I figured we’d give it a shot. We braved…
Stevie and I needed this day. BAD. The last two weeks with Stevie have basically been torture. And that’s putting it lightly. He is struggling with old and new behaviors. About a million tantrums a day. Lots of things that don’t make sense. Kind of out of control. Everything feels like it’s falling apart. Me,…
I think I’ve made it pretty clear how much I dislike going to the park, yeah? Every. flippin. day. Yesterday, I just couldn’t. I did not want to do it. So I picked Stevie up from school and right on cue, he said “MOM! BOP!” I told him no. He flipped out. But I knew…
I know I keep referring to it as the worst day ever. The truth is it was just like every other day. Tantrums every five minutes. Incessant nagging. Screaming and frustration. But it felt so much worse because we were at freakin DISNEYLAND. I mean, there were time-outs next to Pirates of the Caribbean, begging…
We planned for months in advance. We somehow settled on a date that worked for 18 people. We convinced the non-believers to just come anyway and try to have fun. But I didn’t realize our cousin day at Disneyland was doomed from the start – until it was actually over. I can’t help but think about all the…
While the last couple weeks have pushed me to my limits, this past weekend had some really… fulfilling moments, helping to put me back in a little better state of mind. Not only does crying like a baby help, but I worked on Friday. If it had been anything other than a wedding, I probably…
This Disneyland trip was only a couple years ago, but in some ways it feels like a lifetime! I can honestly barely remember it. I could only tell you it was in the winter time, because Paul had that awesome mustache. I have a feeling the first few years of Stevie’s life will be like that for me.…
This summer activity was kind of doomed from the start. I mean, Stevie took a nap in the car on the way, so I had high hopes. My only wish at that point was a no-poop-in-the-pool day! But it didn’t quite work out. Well, there was no poop (thanks God), but the rest of the afternoon went…
If you’ve read my blog for any time at all, you could probably gather that I’m kiiiind of a dork when it comes to living in Southern California. I love taking people from out of town on tours of the area, and usually get more excited than they do to see the landmarks (again). Wanna go…
Sometimes when I take Stevie out on the town, I have to talk myself into it. I have to convince myself it will be a good idea. I often tell myself if nothing else, it will make for good blog fodder. We were near LACMA anyway, so I thought we’d give it a shot. And I…