I can't think of a finer moment - being the first woman to win an Oscar for best director, looking fabulous in a slinky dress and beating out your ex-husband to boot. You go, Kathryn Bigelow. Though it was a bit goofy when the orchestra struck up "I Am Woman" as she left the stage. Which reminds me - I know every word of that song from when my Brownie scout leader taught it to us in the first grade.
On that note, I celebrated International Women's Day inadvertently today - I ended up working late tonight, so Jeremy came home early to watch Jack. My good husband made dinner and everything - so nice to come home to!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Watching our TV watching
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under 2. Yeah, we kind of broke that rule well before Jack's second birthday. Jack's an avid fan of Sesame Street; I knew we might be watching too much of it when I started developing a crush on Chris. Jeremy and I have been pretty successful in watching only PBS with Jack, with the occasional football game, "Mommy's show" (anything Food Network) and local news thrown in. Tonight, all rules were off, when I tuned into E's red-carpet coverage of the Academy Awards. I didn't think Jack was paying attention until I heard my little brown-eyed, brown-haired parrot say, "Just ask your doctor," after a pharmaceutical commercial. Jack then looked at me very seriously and said, "Doctors make you feel better" (which is what I had told him two weeks ago when we went to get his ears checked out). Good takeaway, Jack, but I think we'll be mindful of what we're watching in the time being.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I'm here
Our trip to Mexico, a date to the Lyric Opera with my friend Marisa, and a visit to Cleveland to celebrate our nephew's birthday notwithstanding, February was a hard month. Lots of illness (Jack's stomach flu transitioned into a cold and then into an ear infection) and lots and lots of snow.
But now it is March. Spring is surely to come sometime this month, and daylight savings time begins March 14. I have a little residual ear-stuffiness from my cold, but overall, have my health back. Jeremy and I are getting focused on listing our condo by the end of the month and beginning our house hunt. As I noted in a recent Facebook update, my job is to make sure we're in a good school district; his job is to make sure we're in delivery range of our favorite Thai places.
Work is heating up along with the temperatures. We are in all full-swing campaign mode, along with feverishly working on our operating fund numbers to ensure a balanced budget. I'm interviewing potential candidates for a part-time position I have open next week, which is also a step in the right direction.
Lots of celebrations coming up this spring, too - Passover, Easter, baby showers and new babies, a wedding, milestone birthdays and Jeremy's and my 5th anniversary.
This is probably the most boring post I've written so far; just needed to regroup and move forward. More entertaining posts to come shortly and hooray - finally hit 100 followers on Twitter!
But now it is March. Spring is surely to come sometime this month, and daylight savings time begins March 14. I have a little residual ear-stuffiness from my cold, but overall, have my health back. Jeremy and I are getting focused on listing our condo by the end of the month and beginning our house hunt. As I noted in a recent Facebook update, my job is to make sure we're in a good school district; his job is to make sure we're in delivery range of our favorite Thai places.
Work is heating up along with the temperatures. We are in all full-swing campaign mode, along with feverishly working on our operating fund numbers to ensure a balanced budget. I'm interviewing potential candidates for a part-time position I have open next week, which is also a step in the right direction.
Lots of celebrations coming up this spring, too - Passover, Easter, baby showers and new babies, a wedding, milestone birthdays and Jeremy's and my 5th anniversary.
This is probably the most boring post I've written so far; just needed to regroup and move forward. More entertaining posts to come shortly and hooray - finally hit 100 followers on Twitter!