fresh unders

Yes, that post-it is affixed to two rows of packing tape.  I'd have used double sided packing tape if I had it just so their little arms would be stuck in the cabinet while they absorbed the directive of the post-it.  It reads,  "No.  Go wash a glass."  It is up to me to draw the line somewhere and I choose to draw it at the use of the non-dishwasher safe glasses.  They will use them, abuse them and I will be decidedly less than merry when I go to use one of those glasses next Christmas.  A faded-out Christmas tree and a chipped gold rim?  I don't think so. Those would  be the glasses that they would choose to load into the dishwasher if they ever, in fact, put their dirty glasses in the dishwasher.  That's why there are no clean glasses, fam.  You follow me?  We would prefer to allow everything to accumulate on the counter around the air fryer, which also  never   gets put away properly.  Ever.  I've never...

A little story about Juliet's ultrasound, originally posted in August 2015.  Perhaps this accounts for some of her crazy personality? I had a 10:00 a.m. ultrasound on Tuesday morning.  I love going to see my little Baby New!  Since I had all sorts of complications with Aidan and Norah, I get to have an ultrasound every four weeks throughout my whole pregnancy, even though this is just one baby and not twins.  Yes, I'm sure.  It's the first question I asked when they said, "You're pregnant!"  I said, "With one baby?"  It's been confirmed.  Tuesday was also the first day of school for the kids.  They are in the 5th grade!  I just cannot believe it.  The time goes too quickly.  That is why we're having this baby.  So I can delay all the sad feelings that come with your kids getting older, put off having to deal with it and pretend it's not happening while I project all my suffocating emotions on this new little one. ...

Note from the author (that's me):  I used to write a little blog for several years called Fresh Unders.  I really missed writing it and decided (after a lot of encouragement from my 5 readers) that I would bring it back.  What better way to bring it back than with some fan favorites.  This post was originally published on August 29, 2012.  In honor of Valentine's Day, a little belated, here you go. True Romance   It was just the four of us last Monday night.  We were tucked into a wooden booth at one of our favorite seafood restaurants on Long Beach Island.  One of those great places where there's a bucket of oyster crackers and a big sheet of paper over the tablecloth.  The kids were occupied with their coloring and Brian and I were sharing a bottle of white wine. So I picked up a marker and I drew a little boat at Aidan's spot.  I wrote, "Aidan is a dreamboat." At Norah's place I drew a cute little ghost with a bow on her hea...