Bubbly With a Side of Irony

March 9, 2011

Fordeville Vacation Week continues!  {Is it snowing at home yet?} I’m so excited to have my dear friend Kim Holcomb writing here today.  As she references below, we go back quite far.  1996, to be exact.  Two gals maxed out on student loans in pursuit of some crazy dreams via graduate school.  She was there to […]

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Trippin’

March 7, 2011

Welcome to Friends of Fordeville Week.  Also known as Project Sunny & Slightly Tipsy Vacation.  Is it snowing in New Jersey while I’m gone?  That would make me a little happy.  And a little evil. I promised you some fabulous guest bloggers while I take the week off.  I’m a woman of my word.  And to […]

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Sand, Meet Toes

March 4, 2011

It’s finally here.  Vacation. And while my kind relatives stay at our house to hang with the pug, we will be out in the sun.  Well, covered in hats, sensible sleeves and SPF 5,000 (residents of Fordeville tend to burn under a 50-watt bulb, so I take no chances — the look is sort of […]

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Filed Under: Blogging Cluelessness, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Friends, Places Near and Far 9 Comments

Failing Science 2.0

March 2, 2011

I never liked math or science when I was in school.  I’ve seen the anti-math piece come back to haunt me as an adult, but I really didn’t suspect that my lack of science proficiency would be an issue until much later, when my kids might need help with biology or chemistry homework. Turns out, […]

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Ode to Oscar

February 26, 2011

So the Oscars are nearly here.  As a movie lover, this used to be a big event for me.  Before kids.  Before I had no time to go to the movie theater.  Before my TV was taken over by “Thomas the Train” instead of very cool on-demand movies.  I used to make a point of seeing […]

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Almost Famous

February 23, 2011

Dear Señor, You’re a fantastic pet.  You always have been.  You have adapted so well to a life with two kids that you never signed up for.  You never so much as growl at these crazy toddlers when they attempt to use you as their personal pony.  You serve as the stand-in Swiffer to quickly retrieve […]

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Sheer Value

February 21, 2011

There are certain things you expect to cost a small fortune in life.  Rare jewels.  NYC pre-schools.  Prosthetic limbs.  Eradicating polio. But window treatments?  Now, that was a rude awakening. Maybe the guy could smell my desperation.  We’re coming up on a year living in our house, and the main living areas on the first […]

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Filed Under: Project Colonial, To-Do Lists Extraordinaire 14 Comments

A Tale of Two Sixth Graders

February 17, 2011

If we’re lucky, we have a few truly good friends we cherish for life.  You know those friends — the ones you can tell anything to, the ones you don’t have to see/speak with all the time to pick right back up where you left off. One of my best friends is S, someone I […]

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Filed Under: Friends, Holidays 27 Comments

February Festivities

February 13, 2011

Love it or hate it, you’re probably aware that Valentine’s Day is tomorrow.  If you’re “supposed” to know and you forgot — well, you’re welcome.  Glad you dodged that bullet.  It’s a low-key event here in Fordeville.  P and I were trying to go out for a casual, sort-of-Valentine’s dinner tonight but were thwarted by the […]

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My Formerly Glamorous Life

February 9, 2011

Since we left the city for the suburbs last April, people seem to be shocked that I don’t miss it more. It goes like this: “You must miss the city so much!”  (head craned in sympathy) “Nah.  I mean, there are days.  But, surprisingly, I’m really happy with the move.” “Oh.  So, you like, uh, […]

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Filed Under: Borderline Neuroses, Family, New to Town, That Which Drives Me Crazy, Work Stuff 26 Comments
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