I had an interesting experience at the park last week. I wasn’t going to even write about it as it is such a small thing, but something about it is still bothering me a little and I guess I’m curious to know what you think. After P’s hives finally subsided, I wanted to take my stir-crazy children to the park. I let S choose which one, and she chose the park closest to her school, where several of the local day care providers frequent with their charges. I’ve gotten to know a couple of them over the past year, and they are all very nice. The trip in itself was…

I can’t believe we’re already into July. The last month flew by–it was a whirlwind of end of school year activities, park playdates and back to back to back illnesses for Prince P. I was sick for most of May, and P was sick for most of June. I hope it isn’t someone else’s turn this month… (*cue ominous music*) P started his month of sickness with what I was sure was an ear infection. We had two long, long days (and nights) of crying whenever he tried to lay down to sleep, but when I took him in to get checked, we found out my wee man had strep,…

I didn’t mean to take such a big break from writing, but I haven’t really even been able to look at a computer screen for more than a few minutes until a few days ago. Just over two weeks ago, I woke up to a rainy Saturday morning. I was super excited as it was the day of my long-awaited hair appointment, and we had about a billion things to get done that day. I went for my haircut, did 80 loads of laundry, got groceries, and took S to a birthday party she had been invited to. I stayed with a few other parents, and got to know a…