It is the first month of school. But I cannot believe that so many people have forgotten that when a school bus is flashing its red lights, it means stop. Yesterday, I spotted an oncoming bus with yellow flashing lights. It stopped and so did I. The taxi behind it passed this bus whose red…
Author: GBK Gwyneth
fall approaches
Signs of the impending arrival of cooler weather.
Okay, we’ve been home for over seven days
and I’m starting to get that urge to GO! I don’t have a trip planned until September 7th….that’s a long stretch for us, for sure. The girls are happy to get to see their friends, and this week they’ll see a lot of their friends at their many activities. So I’ll sit on my hands…
what’s up with that?
The past two days, Chloe (age 4) has gone out of her way to pick up after herself and help me with other chores around the house. I don’t think she’s “angling” for anything, but she is certainly proud of all the work she has done, such as making her bed, putting away her clean…
dealing with boredom
While I’ve heard bits and pieces of the current discussion regarding the boredom of parenting, I have not searched for nor read the article by the bored momma. Sorry. I guess I’m just not bored enough to go and find it. I ask myself, do I find parenting boring? Yes, sometimes the monotony can be…
kids in atlanta
I’ve started yet another blog. Kids in Atlanta is a blog highlighting children’s musicians who will be performing in Atlanta. I kept the name a little generic in case I decide to add other interesting happenings sides music. Please have a look and send me any happenings that you know about!
gooney bird music
Yesterday for fun, I created a radio station with a playlist that focuses on kids’ songs about rainy days. It’s not as great as I’d like it to be, but I’m constrained by what music I actually own, which isn’t much right now! Camille would like to be able to DJ and comment about songs,…
with ella jenkins
Yesterday we attended Ella Jenkins’s concert at Playforming Arts in Buckhead. The venue was a perfect size, and the crowd really enjoyed the performance. Amazingly enough, Ella remarked that she turned 82 last week. Ella impressed me greatly when she told me not to force the reluctant Chloe to have a picture taken with her….
my sunflower
I grew this! I can’t believe it!
ralpheads trip
\ Camille and I flew to Chicago for the weekend to see a Bad Examples concert. While there, we also got to see a Ralph’s World concert, the da Vinci ehibit at the Museum of Science and Industry and American Girl.
land of harry potter
Here is the crew in Glencoe, where many scenes from the Harry Potter movies were filmed.
at the lake
We spent Friday afternoon at the lake beach. Both girls had a great time swimming with Rob. Note to self: Remember the beach chairs.
the morton arboretum
I haven’t taken many photos these past few days, but here’s one from The Morton Arboretum in Chicago.
upward is better than homeward?
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Washington Post ran an editorial on June 18 entitled “Unleashing the Wrath of Stay-at-Home Moms”. In this Linda Hirshman defends her earlier article “Homeward Bound” in The American Prospect. My first reaction to the Washington Post article was extreme anger. Stepping back from my desire to immediately…
at the beach
We spent the afternoon at the beach in Pensacola with some friends.
More Morton Arboretum
Flowers, flowers everywhere in this beautiful park outside Chicago!
Where I Have Been III
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted. We went off to Chicago to see Ralph’s World perform (yet again)! It was great fun, as always…
morton arboretum
Flowers, flowers everywhere in this beautiful park outside Chicago!
sunset
I pulled over to the side of the road last night to try to catch the sunset.
The Mommy Wars part II
A couple of weeks ago, I finished reading The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars by Miriam Peskowitz. While Ms. Peskowitz made some very interesting points, I did not feel that the book offered enough concrete solutions to the current social problem of the lack of choices in balancing family and work. She claims that the…