“What does disco mean?”
Indeed. He got me there.
This was G’s question of the day as we tried on our outfits for the upcoming Chicago Park District’s Valentine’s Day Disco Bash.
I was not sure how to answer that one. To many, disco is solely a format of music. For others, it is a hypnotic, glittery [...]
Archive for January, 2009
After our daily conversation regarding whether or not Rihanna or Beyonce is prettier (Rihanna always wins), G decided he wanted to make a Rihanna collage.
This counts as an at-home art project, right?
It was not even our idea, since he saw the original “Rihanna poster” at our local YMCA. As we exited the babysitting area, we both [...]
One small whiff of
the aging lady sitting
next to me and it is
as if I am
eight again
Standing in Babish’s
pink-flowered bathroom with
pink tiles and
(yes) pink tub
Watching her
slowly rub the
white chalky paste on her
wrinkled face
I remember the
Maple syrup jar filled with
checkers [...]
“You won’t always fit in my lap. But today you do.”
I told him as he snuggled into my lap and I inhaled the smell of his still baby-fine hair like it was the secret elixir of life. Or some new drug. And he turned to me as I held him and said,
“This is nice, Mama, [...]
I decided to plunge into 2009 with gusto.
Literally. I jumped into Lake Michigan on January 1st.
Yes, I was one of those crazy Chicagoans you see on T.V. every year who decide to take part in the “Polar Bear Plunge” and jump into Lake Michigan at noon on New Year’s Day.
Why did I do [...]