From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Reading: Young Ladrinka is Against It

July 20, 2010

Last night Young Ladrinka drove me straight to a gin and tonic. I am a pretty easy going parent, but I have some rules. And one of those rules is that the kids have to read.  Every single day except for those days that I just don’t have the energy to fight with them about […]

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A Screeching Voice of the Year!

July 19, 2010

I can hardly believe it, but I’m one of BlogHer Voices of the Year (or, of the Century, as I like to call it)  and will get to read my masterpiece in front of a kazillion people as part of the BlogHer Community Keynote in NYC this August.  I’ve been on the phone with Pfizer all […]

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A Beautiful Sunday Morning

July 19, 2010

Yesterday, I was returning home from my workout, excited to have it behind me and looking forward to a blissful Sunday with my family (and looking ahead to Real Housewives of New Jersey to boot). I stopped at the light on Sixth Avenue.  And so did one of those enormous double decker buses that is […]

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Sticky Parenting Situation of the Month

July 16, 2010

So, hypothetically speaking, if your son’s 9  year old camp friend gifts him a drawing that he made, lovingly titled “WORLD WAR 22” and it depicts armies and buildings with corpses falling out of them, do you schedule playdates at the artist’s house, your own house or the local precinct? Just wondering.

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My In Laws are Here!

July 14, 2010

My in laws are visiting us for a few weeks and in contravention of all the rules of in-laws and blogging, they are refusing to provide me with fodder. They’re taking care of the kids and cooking and cleaning and I’m not sure that I will ever forgive them. But fortunately Husbandrinka has been picking […]

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BlogHer! Party!

July 12, 2010

Right now I’m in the midst of BlogHer euphoria. I’m preparing for BlogHer.  You know, the usual. Making sure I enough business cards,  maybe a new dress, a pair of sandals,  getting a facial transplant. But soon I know that I’ll be overwhelmed with BlogHer guilt.  I’m leaving my family to go to have fun? […]

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The Photograph, the Fight and the Bear

July 11, 2010

Last Sunday evening, when we were all at the dacha, mama and Husbandrinka had a fight. As with many fights that involve Husbandrinka, he had no idea that he was in the middle of one. We were all sitting on the porch, enjoying the cooling summer evening. It was the Fourth of July, my daughter […]

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You Try Titling This One!

July 8, 2010

There are four things I  need to tell you right now. 1.  Remember how Wendi was on friendship probation?  Well, Heather is now on probation as well. And unlike Wendi, who was on common probation, Heather is on labial probation. You heard me. Because one day I emailed Heather to ask what was the singular […]

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