I remember when The Husband and I were planning our own wedding, we watched both versions of “Father of the Bride” the Spencer Tracey version and the Steve Martin Version and the Spencer Tracy/Elisabeth Taylor version was so much more sophisticated.  Compared to the Spencer Tracy version we could hardly stand the Steve Martin as [...]

So My Kid got out of school today. She took the train to midtown during the morning commute with The Husband today. She had a great time at the office. It was a formal event.  Activities were prepared for the children by interns and junior employees. Last time My Kid came to rehearsal in a [...]

It’s the beginning of the end for us 5th Grade Parents.  The wind down.  Everything that has been so important for the last so many years… After 4 years of Lego Robotics it kind of broke my heart that is was all over. I can’t believe My Kid stuck with this organization, FIRST Lego League, [...]

Most of the mothers standing in the schoolyard chatting about what they did on spring “break” were exhausted and thankful to have their children back in school today.  Some had just gotten home last night and had unpacking to put away.  Others hadn’t yet gotten to the grocery store and everyone had laundry.  Lots and [...]

We had a lovely day. My Kid wore a yellow dress the color of a daffodil. We attended mass at The Actor’s Chapel near Times Square. Our friend sang in the choir. After checking out the “Easter Parade” on 5th Avenue, We had brunch on the Lower East Side, Union Square. Sun then rain. It [...]

http://giantmagnet.org/ Apparently it’s over. Apparently it’s one of the reasons it is coming to an end is because it can’t compete for time and funding against the state mandated testing. Damn it! I used to work this festival every year when I lived in seattle and it was called The Seattle International Children’s Festival and [...]

It was such a good idea too– Me and Cathie Black. Like Michael Moore’s 1989 documentary Roger and Me about the filmmaker and the General Motors CEO. We have so much in common, Cathie and I!  As adolescents we both changed the spelling of the ending of our names (not even our real names, just the [...]

The moms of boys were talking about the upcoming baseball season.  They were looking forward to their sons being on the same teams again so they won’t have to buy new uniforms this season. One mom made a comment about how the poorer people are the more they seem to spend on baseball.  I was reminded [...]

Today, on the phone my mother she tells me she thinks the New York City middle school application process… “is just over the top as far as I’m concerned.  Goodness sakes!” Today, I talked to a mom on the playground after school whose son, a classmate of my child, will be joining his older siblings [...]

My beautiful girl met me at the door so she could hand me her book bag. I had the canvas bag containing her pajamas and toothbrush for the sleepover. She didn’t need a kiss.The other mother encouraged her to give ME a goodnight kiss. She’s self sufficient at a sleepover down the block. She no [...]