We walked in the door. Their Older Kid looked at My Kid and My Kid looked at their kid and they both asked, “Why would I know this person?” We told them we had photographs of them in the bathtub together, when they were babies. She was afraid to walk on grass. [...]

Last night, Jef organized a workshop with Chris Lynam, a clown who is in New York for the Broadway run of Slava’s Snowshow. It’s always good to meet new clowns. After the workshop, there were three conversations at once around the table at the diner. Jef and Chris were talking about [...]

We went to the Big Apple Circus, yesterday, My Kid, the Husband and I.  It is our holiday tradition.  Although on the way to the circus tent I pointed out to my long-limbed daughter the well dressed crowds coming out of The Nutcracker matinee and the posters advertising the upcoming production of Coppelia.  My Kid [...]

Last minute things to do
Buy tapes for the video camera
and batteries for toys…
Sparking wine for the Christmas morning mimosas…
Charge the camera and video camera batteries…
Water the tree…
Plan tomorrow mornings food shopping trip–gonna brave the crowds…
Is this room cold or has the blood from my fingers gone to my stomach to digest the cheese and crackers [...]

There are two 8-year-old girls clomping around the apartment in heels with purses, cell phones, and an inordinate amount of play money.  I am not supposed to talk to them as that ruins the game. Ouch!

The Husband just updated my Wordpress program and it took me several minutes to figure out what to do because “Write” as an option is gone, replaced by “Add New” which is not the same thing at all.  This is confusing to me because I go onto my Clownmommy dashboard and click “write” when I [...]

I just got out of the shower, my second today. I didn’t get to the gym, but I allowed myself a nice hot mid-day shower because I am trying to get a handle on all this free-floating holiday stress. As a class parent I am way too anxious about the amount of money [...]

After The Husband and My Kid left for work and school I drank coffee and thought about laundry, but I dressed for the gym and unlike other days when I put on sweats I actually made it to the Y. I didn’t get there in time for the class I had intended to take [...]

We had a lively audience of people who were less than 3 feet tall. The Husband and My Kid were there and our friends with their 3-year-old and 6-month old. The performance felt a lot different today with so many little ones participating. Nobody really cares what we do when there are [...]

Tonight I went to see Victoria Libertoire’s “The Should Dream”, part of the Six Figures Artists of Tomorrow Festival. My my mind wanders to what I would do alone on the stage. What would my show be??? For one thing I would wear more clothes. Burlesque is not my thing (especially [...]