HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It’s New Year’s Eve, a night when Jen and I used to make grand plans - First Night in Boston, Gambling in Vegas, an 80’s party “hosted” by Corey Feldman. This year we’re currently celebrating with an iCarly marathon and a kid-friendly cheese plate. And once the little ones are in bed we’ll probably play a game of tag-team Donkey Kong Country Returns on the Wii and then “attempt” to watch a DVD screener of 127 Hours. I say attempt because I’ll probably pass out on the couch well before James Franco gnaws off his arm. Anyway, Arden just stole Alex’s crackers which caused Alex to start throwing a fit, “Maaa cackers! Ma cackers!” So I gave my oldest a stern, “Arrrrrrden.” And the little sass machine replied, “What? I was hungry. What are you gonna do, arrest me?”

Anyway, I apologize for the long delay between posts. It’s been a crazy six months that included a trip to Maine during one of their hottest summers on record and another trip to Hawaii with my parents and sister that ended in mass amounts of vomit. Arden also went to three different summer camps, one of which was a French immersion program that left Arden hating the French more than Middle America. We also did a complete remodel of our kitchen and bathroom...and lived in the house during the construction...while I recovered from a tonsillectomy...and Jen was away on business travelling all over the country.  

Despite all my misadventures it was also an extremely busy year for my non-blog related writing. Of course right when it started to get really busy our part-time nanny decided to head home for the summer which left me back to watching two kids all day and writing all night while scouring care.com for a new nanny in whatever spare time I could find.

With Alex starting preschool next week (WTF?) and Arden taping a guest spot for a reboot of Kids Say The Darndest Things this coming Wednesday (I know, it’s about time), it’s definitely a new year. And while I’m hoping to continue to be busy with other writing, I’m making it my New Year’s Resolution to keep on blogging. And hopefully expand on some of the above misadventures. In the meantime I leave you with our holiday card and I wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.


Photo by: Greg Young