Thirteen years ago a little baby girl with a head full of thick black hair made her way into the world. She screamed so loud that when we told the doctor her name, he looked up and said, “Elizabeth is too demure a name for such a noisy little girl.” Six weeks later I was cuddling my daughter when I looked down at her and experienced a panic that I’d never had before or … [Read more...]
This Mom is Just Saying No to Making New Year’s Resolutions
The packages have been opened, and the kids are playing with their toys. Now it’s time for the Christmas letdown. As much as I enjoy Christmas, I have to say that the days after the big event have always been some of my favorites. The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a time for visiting friends and family and enjoying time with my kids. It’s also time for everyone … [Read more...]
Bringing Baby Home
This is going to be a piece of cake, I thought. I mean really, how hard could it be to take one little baby home from the hospital? This thinking was why my husband and I declined my mother’s offer to escort us home from the hospital with our newborn son. After all, we’re both college-educated adults. I was 33 and my husband was 40. We had taken every course we could and … [Read more...]
Another Day at the Fun House
The last few days, my nine-year-old, Peter, has been doing such a good job of driving me crazy that I swore he was trying to actually bug me to death. His barrage of questions and requests for everything from going to the beach in the pouring rain, to begging me for a magic wand to turn him into a teenager like his older brother, had me scraping the bottom of the barrel for … [Read more...]
Meredith Spidel of The Mom of the Year is Getting Possessed!
Welcome to the 16th and FINAL installment of Getting Possessed with Kathy and the Dishwasher! I can’t believe that it’s been a year since the Dishwasher and I first learned just how many crazy appliances there are in the world. And of course I have had the best time introducing you to some of my most favorite bloggers and people. (In case you missed any of my past victims … [Read more...]
