Rox and Rolltag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16467822010-03-09T22:28:56-08:00the cacophony of motherhoodTypePadElephants and Eggshells Don't Mixtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a91e8cf4970b2010-03-09T22:28:56-08:002010-03-11T19:38:00-08:00I admit it: I'm a sucker for good quotes. Perhaps it's the writer in me, but I really love when I read something unforgettable -- something I want to remember and repeat in a time of wit, or need, or...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/03/quotations-for-the-ages.htmlIn which Dash and Mama talk about being 5 and 36tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a3883401310f797349970c2010-03-07T23:03:12-08:002010-03-07T23:03:34-08:00Dash: "Mama, I love being five. Do you?" Mama: "Dash, I love that you're five, and I love that you love being five. I loved being five too. But I also love being thirty-six!" Dash (looking wistful): "Yeah... Being 36...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/03/in-which-dash-and-mama-talk-about-aging-and-parachuting.htmlOn the possibility that our kids will be alrighttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a9038382970b2010-03-05T11:54:57-08:002010-03-05T11:54:57-08:00In this post, I am participating in the Silicon Valley Moms Blog book club. We read "the possibility of everything," a non-fiction memoir by Hope Edelman. Some days, I feel like we're living in a society where every parent thinks...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/03/on-possibility.htmlNo more 5th birthdays around here!!!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a8f496e9970b2010-03-03T14:54:35-08:002010-03-03T14:54:35-08:00That's it: I can never have another five year-old birthday in my house. On Petunia's 5th birthday in 2005, we rushed her to the most God-awful ER in the world in Trenton, NJ because she was blue -- BLUE --...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/03/what-is-it-with-5th-birthdays-in-my-household.html"Free Style" starring Corbin Bleu - DVD review and giveawaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a3883401310f3d186a970c2010-02-25T22:59:48-08:002010-02-25T22:59:48-08:00Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment*, our family screened the movie Free Style last weekend. Starring Corbin Bleu of High School Musical fame, Free Style follows the dreams of Cale Bryant, who aspires to race motocross professionally. Bad luck...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/02/free-style-starring-corbin-bleu-dvd-review-and-giveaway.htmlOn choosing to find the positivetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a3883401310f36487f970c2010-02-24T14:16:49-08:002010-02-24T14:16:49-08:00Recently, I heard some bad news about my ongoing lung issues. I'll be going through some more invasive testing in late March, and there's some possible surgical intervention in my near future. This is a bit of a shock, as...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/02/recently-i-heard-some-bad-news-about-my-ongoing-pulmonary-issues-ill-be-going-through-some-more-invasive-testing-in-late-ma.htmlSilicon Valley Moms Group Book Club: Mominatrixtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a38834012877ab8eeb970c2010-02-16T16:35:20-08:002010-02-16T16:35:57-08:00In this post, I'm participating in the Silicon Valley Moms Blog book club. This time around, we read "The Mominatrix's Guide to Sex: A No-Surrender Advice Book for Naughty Moms" by Kristen Chase. Ummm... yeah. I couldn't think of what...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/02/silicon-valley-moms-group-book-club-mominatrix.htmlOf Valentines Pasttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a890754a970b2010-02-11T20:41:41-08:002010-02-11T20:41:41-08:00For as long as I can remember, Valentine's Day has been my favorite holiday. I think it started when I was in 1st grade in Arlington, Virginia. I remember the school lacking Christmas/Hanukkah holiday festivities because there were a lot...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/02/of-valentines-past.htmlA Missive from the Sick Housetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a3883401287760079f970c2010-02-03T22:28:05-08:002010-02-03T22:28:05-08:00Mid-day today, I found myself standing in the middle of my living room, scratching my head, and asking out loud -- loudly -- what the hell has been happening around here the past couple of weeks?! We've had a dose...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/02/striking-out-on-striking-the-balance.htmlPetunia has a dream that people will stick together like legostag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a38834012877090cc6970c2010-01-26T19:09:47-08:002010-01-26T19:09:47-08:00For the last several MLK days, I've read Petunia a book about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and we've watched his "I Have a Dream" speech. She hasn't learned much in school yet about the civil rights movement...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/01/petunias-2010-i-have-a-dream-speech.htmlHigh-Fives from 2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a7bac0f8970b2010-01-13T16:02:35-08:002010-01-13T16:03:09-08:00At first, I didn't want to remember 2009 at all; after my lung issues that started last June and are ongoing, it's a year I'd rather forget in some ways. But I like to put a positive spin on things...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/01/highfives-from-2009.htmlWhen life gives you suppositoriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a38834012876a38962970c2010-01-04T19:48:07-08:002010-01-05T08:54:13-08:00In this post, I am participating in the Silicon Valley Moms Blog Book Club. We read "See Mom Run" subtitled "Side-Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Moms" by Beth Feldman. In response, we are coming up with our own...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2010/01/when-life-gives-you-suppositories.htmlWashing off the lovetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340128768cee22970c2009-12-29T09:52:04-08:002009-12-29T09:52:04-08:00Dash has been a one-man laugh-riot these days. I'm glad we're heading to the mountains to ski a bit to burn off some of that energy! My new favorite Dashism: "Mama, I can't take a bath. It'll wash off all...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/12/washing-off-the-love.htmlIs it January yet?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340128767661d8970c2009-12-22T14:17:21-08:002009-12-29T09:53:23-08:00I have a confession to make: I'm feeling a little crabby about this whole "Christmas season" thing. Perhaps it's the decorations that go on display in stores around Halloween -- or, in our neighbor's case, the very day after Halloween...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/12/i-have-a-confession-to-make-im-starting-to-dislike-christmas-pretty-intenselyperhaps-its-the-decorations-that-go-up-around.htmlOn Joy vs. Happinesstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a3883401287650c63d970c2009-12-13T22:02:28-08:002009-12-13T22:03:08-08:00A newly-minted priest at our new church gave us something to think about in his sermon today. He talked about the difference between having joy and being happy. I can't do his sermon justice, but, basically, he cited a study...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/12/joy-vs-happiness.htmlThe RoxAndRoll 2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Stuff for Kidstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a6df9a7b970b2009-12-12T22:01:55-08:002009-12-12T22:01:55-08:00On a number of levels, I have had it with kids' toys these days. Who invented these ridiculous Polly Pockets, with the rubber clothes that not even adults can take on and off? Oh, that's right -- Mattel, a company...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/12/the-roxandroll-2009-holiday-gift-guide-stuff-for-kids.htmlBuy Wine for a Great Cause: Magical Bridge Playgroundtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a72c0790970b2009-12-07T21:25:44-08:002009-12-07T21:25:44-08:00This just in: the Magical Bridge cabernet sauvignon is already sold out -- so if you're going to purchase some wine in support of this fabulous park, do it NOW! Here's the link.And a review of the message originally published...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/12/buy-wine-for-a-great-cause-magical-bridge-playground.htmlGIVEAWAY! Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsoniantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a70b0a1b970b2009-12-03T21:29:08-08:002009-12-03T21:29:08-08:00I have mad, mad love for the "Night at the Museum" movie franchise. Perhaps it's because we were members of and frequent visitors to the American Museum of Natural History when the first "Night at the Museum" film came out...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/12/giveaway-night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.htmlThe RoxAndRoll 2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Stuff for Adultstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a388340120a6d99b4f970b2009-11-25T20:40:08-08:002009-11-25T20:39:51-08:00Here it is: RoxAndRoll's favorite things of 2009! So what, you ask?! I point you to my family, who will tell you that I fixate on giving people good gifts. I don't believe in buying people junk, especially as I...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/11/the-roxandroll-2009-holiday-gift-guide-stuff-for-adults.htmlThe RoxAndRoll 2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Coming Soontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55149f0a38834012875cef776970c2009-11-23T21:25:15-08:002009-11-23T21:25:15-08:00This year, I have been one lucky blogger. Among the BlogHer conference, the recent Silicon Valley Moms Blog pre-holiday bash, a handful of special events, some really cool friends who have given me and mine some great gifts, and my...Roxhttp://www.roxandroll.com/2009/11/the-roxandroll-holiday-gift-guide.html