by Jennifer | Jan 17, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, a mom's life, the girl
One thing noticeably absent from my basement life is our kids. The basement is usually their domain, but they’ve had to find other places to destroy play. For most of the week, they’re being spoiled at friends’ and cousins’ houses and basically...
by Jennifer | Jan 17, 2015 | 31 days of creativity, the girl
This is an old unpublished post that I began writing back in 2011, part of a series of interviews with Gigi (with a grand total of two posts). But now Gigi can speak for herself, so any future interviews will be her actual words, probably lots of them. Geneva, now 2,...
by Jennifer | Feb 4, 2012 | the girl
Happy Birthday to Geneva! She’s been announcing her birthday all week to friends and strangers alike. They obligingly ask how old she is, a question that until today has perplexed her because she was really two but thinking ahead a few days to when she would be...
by admin | Feb 8, 2011 | the girl
by Jennifer | Jun 14, 2010 | the girl
Geneva, now 16 months, recently took time out of her busy day to answer a few questions for her fans… Q: How do you spend your time these days? Gigi: Eat copious amounts, play, nap, eat moderately, play, nap, eat next to nothing, play, sleep. I like routine. Q:...
by Jennifer | Mar 12, 2010 | philosophy of boys, the girl
I’m a little jealous of my own daughter. She has my dream life. As a young girl, I longed for older brothers. My friend Casey had lots of older brothers. So did Lori. Lucky girls. I just had sisters. Older sisters can sometimes be—well—bossy. (Shhh. Don’t...
