For Robin’s birthday, we visited her family in Georgia. She comes from a small town — and when I say small, I don’t mean a town with a McDonald’s but no Taco Bell. I don’t mean a town where the mall has a lousy selection and a cheesy fountain. I mean a town without a [...]
Archive for the ‘Outings’ Category
Country Time
Posted in Family, Outings, tagged parenting, toddler, Travel on August 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »
More. Friend. Please.
Posted in Family, Friends, Outings, Speech, Unabashed Cuteness, tagged friendship, lesbian moms, parenting, queer families, toddler on August 8, 2011 | 5 Comments »
On the way home from music class Friday morning, we stopped spontaneously at a large, lovely playground that we don’t get to very often. It’s about a 15 minute walk from our apartment, so we usually go somewhere closer unless we are meeting someone. Miles, thrilled with his good luck, clambered up a metal ladder (when [...]
Off the Clock
Posted in Family, Learning, Outings, tagged life balance, motherhood, parenting, toddler, Travel on August 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »
On Sunday afternoon, RJ and Robin and Miles and I stood outside our apartment building. “You look so rested,” RJ was telling me. “Doesn’t she look like she just came back from a vacation? Your face looks different.” “It does,” Robin admitted. Which was kind of weird. I hadn’t come back from a vacation; in [...]
I’m a Little Behind
Posted in Body Fluids, Family, Food, Learning, Outings, Unabashed Cuteness, tagged laundry, parenting, Potty training, toddler, train travel on July 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yeah, so I haven’t been on the blog too much. Here are some recent photos, in no particular order, with no particular theme. My apologies — more entries soon!
Why We Heart New York … More Than Ever
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Outings, tagged activism, gay marriage, gay pride parade, Governor Cuomo, lesbian, love, Marriage, New York City, parenting, toddler on June 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Okay, I’m sure by now you’ve heard this, but I must shout it from the rooftops: NEW YORK LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE!!!!! The world does not contain enough exclamation points to express our joy and excitement. What does it mean that we can get married legally in our own state? After 12 years together and 8 [...]
Obsession for Moon
Posted in Learning, Outings, Sign Language, Uncategorized, tagged discovering, goodnight moon, moon and stars, sign language, toddler on June 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I remember when Miles found his hands. He was just a wiggly little grub, fleshy and bald, grunting and trying in vain to roll himself over. He’s still exploring his body and what it can do, of course, but lately his awareness has expanded beyond himself. About a week ago, he discovered the existence of tails. Before that, he met [...]
F is for Family
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Outings, Unabashed Cuteness, tagged adoption, Family, Gay and Lesbian, lesbian moms, parenting on June 2, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Dear Miles, Today is adoption day. In a few hours, the three of us will appear in court. A judge will look at some paperwork, perhaps say a few words, and declare us a family. But I think you know that we have been a family all along. Momma becomes your legal, official mother today [...]
Miles and Joe
Posted in Food, Friends, Movement, Outings on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One of the highlights of our trip West (yes, we are still wistful about vacation) was an evening of food and revelry with our friends Inder and Steve and their delightful, abundant-with-cheeks-and-curls son, Joe. Steve cooked up a feast, Inder baked bread and cookies, and we gathered around the table with wine and stories. Inder and I e-mail almost daily [...]
Because We Took a Lot of Photos
Posted in Family, Learning, Outings on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, you thought you were done with our vacation photos? Think again! We took 382 of those suckers, and you’re not getting off the hook so easily. Mwah ha ha ha ha! My plan is to do some entries that are just photos for awhile. With maybe a little commentary — you know me. During [...]
Three Weddings
Posted in Family, Friends, Outings on May 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
The past six weeks have passed in a whirl of gaiety. Now, while everyone else is booking summer travel, stockpiling beach reads and dusting off their luggage, we are jet-lagged, happy, and settling back in at home. Here, we look back on a season of three very special weddings that took us to California, then home to [...]
