When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty If I have learned anything about being a mother, I think the above quote is so true. I can remember before having…
Laziest Mom Ever
My son’s teacher gave his class a cute little fill-in-the blank questionnaire about their moms as part of their Mother’s Day happies they made at school. According to my son, I’m quite the lady of leisure. Apparently, all I do is lounge near the pool and nap all day. I certainly don’t cook. Dad does…
Maurice Sendak, King Of All Wild Things (1928-2012)
I came home yesterday evening and opened the local newspaper and read that Maurice Sendak, beloved children’s author, had passed away. I was sad to read this, because Where The Wild Things Are is one of my son’s very favorite books and one I will always have fond memories of reading to him when he…