June « 2011 « Beyond Mom

Picturing the Commute

By jennydecki, on June 6th, 2011

As I sit on the train I try to picture what it will be like to do this every day.

The train used to give me panic attacks. The people and the enclosed space and the sneezing and coughing and – really – just the not-private nature of a whole bunch of people trying . . . → Read More: Picturing the Commute

Where Does Space Stop?

By jennydecki, on June 5th, 2011

S just asked me and I was stopped short for about a second before I replied:

“Honey, it doesn’t.”

Her response… “Wooooooooah!”

The One Where My Daughter Schools Me On GameFly

By jennydecki, on June 5th, 2011

We let my 6yo … is she really 6? I still think of her as 5, probably because she’s still in Kindergarten for a few more days….

But she says to me, “Mom” she says, “you have to watch me play this Chihuahua game on the Wii – it’s amazing and has a trampoline . . . → Read More: The One Where My Daughter Schools Me On GameFly

More Important to Learn than Get it Right (Baking Bread Edition)

By jennydecki, on June 1st, 2011

I ♥ My Pita

Bread-baking 101 is not a class I’m getting an A in!

I took the “Your First Loaf” recipe from The Fresh Loaf and gave it a whirl. My yeast did not activate which means the dough never got bigger and it never really turned into bread.

I didn’t . . . → Read More: More Important to Learn than Get it Right (Baking Bread Edition)