November 30, 2009

ice

Ten years old. I stand next to a silver ladder in my aunt’s front yard while my uncle untangles Christmas lights next to a huge plastic Virgin Mary and baby Jesus in his manger.

“Sugar,” my uncle swears, his Boston accent wrapping around the word like a soft splash of water. “Fudge!” He winks [...]

November 25, 2009

family nouveau and pie and thank you, thank you

My house smells like sautéed onions and fennel and sausage. My two best friends are in my kitchen, visiting town in a whirlwind of grocery shopping and cooking and running the dishwasher over and over as we dirty every pot and pan I own. My sons are eating dinner with my husband, and we’re [...]

November 22, 2009

weekly winners – nov 15 – nov 22

Copyright 2009 http://www.mommymelee.com If you are reading this somewhere else, chances are some douchenozzle has scraped my [...]