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1. If you see a lanky little creature walking around in the dark in Mexico, you might enter into a conversation with your family over whether it was a monkey, a dog or a house elf. (I know that thing was a monkey). 2. If you get in the habit of drinking margaritas everyday, you [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! While I usually have Valentine’s Day preparation taken care of quite easily, this year has been very different. My Valentine’s efforts have been a series of backfires. I suppose this is part of the transition from stay-at-home mom to working mom. I tried to make my daughter’s day special. I think the [...]
Well, we are limping into the holidays this year. I have had a nasty cold since early December. In an unfortunate turn of events, my cold turned itself into some greater issues that are making me miserable. Of course, we are hosting family for a few days beginning tonight. I am feeling very lucky that [...]
The most amazing thing happened yesterday – I made friends with Santa’s elf on Twitter! My daughter is so excited! Then, when I made Twitter friends with Santa this morning, she almost lost her mind. This has been a very exciting turn of events in the Thorpe household. I am sure the entire school will [...]
My daughter and I recently watched the movie, Home Alone. Interestingly, my adult takeaway from the movie was the oddity of group mentality during the holidays. How could so many adults forget about a child? Apparently, it might be easier than I think. Perfectly responsible and caring adults in a large group assume that someone [...]
This is a continuation of the recap of my daughter’s Harry Potter Birthday Party. Part 1 of the recap discussed what I did right. This Part 2 is all about what I did wrong. What was I thinking? Listening to my child. Why did I listen to my child when she wanted me to make [...]
We survived my daughter’s Harry Potter Birthday Party! I am providing a recap so that if you read my previous post and think the party was destined for perfection, you will understand that is not quite the truth. There were glimmers of perfection tainted with chocolaty mess and mayhem. What I did right: I planned [...]
Our October home life has been fully consumed by my daughter’s upcoming Harry Potter birthday party. I am spending an unreasonable amount of time planning the party, making decorations and cutting out party favors. That said, I am really enjoying myself. After my daughter chose her party theme, I went straight to the internet to [...]
If you have seen any kid-related media over the last month, you are well aware from the advertising that Disney parks are hosting Halloween parties throughout the month of October. My daughter had a long weekend and her birthday is this week, so we decided to venture to Disneyland for a special treat. True to [...]
