Good God, They Multiply?

April 17, 2008

Jilly (my little Superhero) just had her 5-year checkup today. Her kind, patient pediatrician slowly checked her over, looking in her ears, her nose and her throat.

He then asked her to lie back on the exam table. She stretched out, her feet pushing against her little brother, D, who was sitting on the table too, bundled up in the blue winter coat he insists on wearing—zipped to the “tippity top”— even on sunny spring days.

Dr. H. then made a big deal with Jilly about “counting her belly buttons”.

“When you were four, we only counted one belly button. How many will we find now that you are five?”

I heard her giggle, and then I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. It was D. He was silently, frantically struggling with his coat, trying to lift it up over his belly.

He was trying to count his belly buttons.

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s. . .

April 16, 2008

. . .Super Jilly!


My sister wrote the following when she sent me a copy of this photo:

“We decided that (jilly’s) super powers would be her ability to wield candy as a weapon: shooting gumballs and marshmallows to knock down the bad guys and then tying them up with licorice.”


Dedicated to a very special someone in our lives who needs a little super power right now.

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C’mon and see what is happening in our quiet little suburb. . .

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I’m Not Wearing It Well

April 14, 2008

I’ve been dressing like a mom for too long.

No, I haven’t adopted the “track suit” look or started wearing my PJ’s out, but I am looking over my shoulder for Stacy and Clinton.

My uniform? Jeans, always jeans (but, NO MOMMY JEANS; those were burned long ago). Single-color crew-neck or v-neck cotton shirt (currently long-sleeved). Plain silver watch and maybe a necklace. No earrings, my holes are closed (insert your own crude joke here).

On my feet? Fun sneakers, from PF Flyers or Converse. In winter, I may opt for black boots and cords. In summer, I’ll turn to flip flops with capris.

Here’s what I’m thinking: “B-O-R-I-N-G!” Also, this:

“Here I am, a stay-at-home mom with three kids who I am also teaching, cleaning up after, and shuttling from one activity or another. How can I justify dressing nicely when whatever I wear is going to get wrinkled, wiped on, cried into? I shower everyday don’t I? And apply (some) makeup. And deodorant.”

But, I feel stuck and confused as to what I should do next. I wandered through Ann Taylor Loft a few weeks ago and felt like a fish out of water. A very tall fish, I must say, because none of their pants reached past my ankles.

So, I’ve decided to lay my dilemma on you all. Please help me since its been years since I’ve flipped through Lucky or watched the Style Network. I’m also feeling a bit confused since I’ve turned 40. Can I still shop at The Gap without looking ridiculous? Do I really have to move on to Chicos? Are ballet flats still in? How can I look more put together without spending my children’s college savings?

Where the heck are Stacy and Clinton?

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