I promise a BIG post is coming soon. But in the meantime, on the last day of 2011 our daughter made a new friend at the park. She went to a glow in the dark dance party at Bounce U.  You’re supposed to bounce in all of the bounce houses, but they played GaGa and The Party People, so mostly Sunshine just danced around the warehouse screaming “Shake your booty!!!” Then we headed to her […]

I’m sorry for the lack of post- I have new news and pictures to share, however this is the face I wake up to…. One good thing to come out of all this sickness is that now she says “I love you so much!!!” Followed by big hugs and wet kisses. My poor little sick-o.  

Dear Sunshine, This past year has taken you from baby to toddler- but there’s something else too. It’s taken you from baby to young lady, and while I’m sure that’s hard for the general public to understand, to know you is to get that. I could never place my finger on just what it is about you that is so different than any other child, but I’m fairly certain it has everything to do with […]

She will  be two in less than 10 days. I had a chat with an author a few weeks back. He writes books about the meaning of happiness and how each of us can get more of it. We chatted about his kids, all who have left or are leaving for college this year, and of course I responded to this news saying “Does it feel like it went to fast?” ( because isn’t that […]

Wait, is it almost December? Oh God. I can feel my nails digging into November  and holding on for sweet mercy. We had a beautiful Thanksgiving. Since we stayed in New York we pushed and shoved our way to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I don’t have an official bucket list, but this was on it. All my years in New York and I somehow have never made it to the giant ballon parade- but […]