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Last night the boys auditioned for the Christmas play. They are excited and full of anticipation. Instead of Paul being at the audition I had to go with baby in tow. It was not ideal, and while I didn’t tell them I did text Paul that if they didn’t get parts it would be because […]
Read More Hope and DestructionCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. If it has been while since you’ve been to the DMA there has never been a better time to return. Now through February 25th you can immerse yourself in one of Yayoi Kusama’s famous infinity rooms. All The Eternal Love I Have For The Pumpkins marks Kusama’s return […]
Read More To Infinity and Beyond with the Pumpkins in DallasCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. One night early this summer I sent the following text to a friend: How baby loses his [poop emoji]: epic toddler meltdown. How Heather loses her [poop emoji]: impassively waiting it out and standing her ground, completely unphased by the histronics. Tonight I discovered I’m a psychopath, […]
Read More Receiving Confirmation from a Facebook QuizCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. We saved the final frontier for the final week of summer as a perfect lead-up to the solar eclipse. I’ve been feeling melancholy about summer ending soon but I’m grateful I can look back at so many great memories. As a result we squeezed in as many crafts […]
Read More Camp Mama: AstronomyCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I think the biggest Camp Mama surprise for me last year was the popularity of Economics Week. Really? Economics? It does make sense, if you think about it, it was all about “money, money, money, money.” Naturally my rabid capitalists were all over it. (Note: don’t play Monopoly […]
Read More Camp Mama: EconomicsCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I get it. I do. Stretchy pants (be they yoga pants, leggings, sweatpants, whatever) paired with a t-shirt (in any combination of oversized, stained, ratty, or otherwise), and a messy ponytail, it’s a sloppy look. I know. No one who’s wearing it thinks “I make this stained, ripped […]
Read More In Defense of the Mom UniformCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Today I found myself all by myself with a half hour wait. The internet was spotty where I was so I was spared the default of wasting my time on facebook and instagram. Usually I bring a book if I think I’ll have a few minutes to kill. Even […]
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