I feel like I'm peeking my head above ground for the first time in a month. I've had the stomach flu, hubs had it, and now two days before his third birthday, Bubba has it. In fact, I had just gotten through paying for his Pirate...
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I've heard here and there about the Momofuku Milk Bar and their famed Crack Pie. So I had to take the kids to go find it. I decided to get a little more creative than usual and film it on our new Flip camera. This...
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A couple of weeks before Christmas, I was invited to check out the new Raymour & Flanigan flagship store in the Upper West Side and meet with Kristan Cunningham...
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Everyone seems to know that New York City is magic, especially during the holidays. I have always heard that, but for some reason it never really resonated with me. It wasn't ever a priority to come here, especially during the holidays. Apparently I am the...
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"Time to Talk" Day brought me to the Liz Claiborne Inc. headquarters in Times Square. This was a dream of mine when I was in school for fashion design. I dreamed of someday sitting in a huge fashion house, talking with celebrities and magazine editors....
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So most of you know that I don't have a car. Many people in Manhattan do not have cars, and many of them have children. Getting around from anywhere to the grocery store, to the pediatrician, to Central Park is interesting to say the least. ...
ReadI have lots of friends that are trying to get pregnant, are pregnant, or having babies very recently. I am suffering from a bad case of screaming ovaries myself, but I'm not any of those things (YET! mwwwah ah ah). Of my mother-peers at Bubba's...
ReadThe last couple of days have been glorious in our home. My mother and sister arrived on Wednesday morning and the joy and laughter have been abound. We celebrated our first holiday here in the Big Apple, and it was truly wonderful. On Wednesday night,...
ReadUPDATE: I'm sweetening the deal. Throwing in another book, for when you visit NYC with kids, or have friends in NYC with kids. Fodor's Around New York City with Kids :) I always heard that toddlers were picky eaters. I had no idea how bad it...
ReadOne accident at Preschool playground, one at the playground after preschool and yet another tonight at home. Discouraging to say the least. He doesn't seem to mind at all. We spent the entire weekend potty training Bubba. I've been told by many parents that you have...
ReadWhew. Well, we're back in the city and honestly it feels amazing. This trip back to California was just what I needed. We missed daddy terribly, but it was good for him to put all of his energy into his first midterm (which he got...
ReadIt has been SO nice to be back in our hometown in California. We've enjoyed my mother's homemade chili, a glorious pumpkin patch visit with friends, amazing weather, and countless other moments that have made this trip completely worth the while. I was still feeling...
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