Disney World – a toddler’s paradise or a British parent’s nightmare?
In two months, we are scheduled to fly to the States for a couple of weeks to stay with my in-laws in New Jersey. For five days of that time, we will be in Disney World, continuing my in-laws’ tradition of taking their grandchildren (and their grandchildren’s harried parents) to Disney World during winter break. [...]
What ever made me think I could drive in this country – Part II
The inside of my head feels like a construction site today. And just yesterday I was thinking to myself (I was smart enough not to voice this thought out loud in case I gave myself an ayin hara) how nice it is that I have not been sick for a while. Seemingly, it isn’t enough to ward [...]
A catalogue of car woes – is someone trying to tell me something?
Sometimes I wonder if it just isn’t meant to be. Me. Driving. Behind the wheel. As of today, I am now back behind the wheel. Now that my three-month period of being an intolerable backseat driver has drawn to a close (my poor long-suffering husband!), I can “talk” about the experience with some degree of perspective. In [...]
A squash and a squeeze
A Squash and a Squeeze is a beautiful children’s story that is a real favorite with my girls, and unlike many of the other books I read to them, where I am wondering guiltily if they will really notice if I skip a page or five, this is a book I have no problem reading… again [...]