Simmer Till Done turned two. Now dear and loyal readers, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, what kind of parent is she, abandoning her blog when it’s birthday week? Where has she been while lonely Simmer was forced to sob and light its own candle? Poolside with cabana boys? Oh, no. If I was [...]
We’ve been totally focused on Bat Mitzvah weekend, hurtling toward next Saturday like a glittery, homemade asteroid. But Josie, in general, has been more interested in this Sunday – today, her 13th birthday, the day I “officially” become the mother of a teenager. Her auspicious response: “You have to remove the tweenager category on the [...]
Posted in birthdays, crafty, Holiday, Josie, Lawrence on Nov 3rd, 2008
I share a birthday with Marie Antoinette – November 2 – and in my younger years I took this to mean I was destined for cake and royalty, only to eventually learn that it just might mean the chopping block. Early November always puts my birthday somewhere between Halloween and Election Day, and never more [...]
Posted in birthdays, cake and cupcakes, recipes on May 25th, 2008
We celebrated Josie’s birthday at her 6th grade class graduation party – a big BBQ by the lake with loads of wet, hyped and hungry 12-year olds. I’d bring the cake, but I didn’t want a fussy, frosted thing. Sandy kids would be swimming – too busy for forks and plates – so the best [...]
