Tough Cookie Mommy | October 31, 2010
Today was a wonderful Halloween despite the fact that it has gotten very cold, very quickly here in New York City. It is hard to believe that, just last week, we had some days where the temperature was in the mid 70s and now it is time to take out the winter coats. [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 26, 2010
Lately I have been thinking more and more about the possibility of bringing a pet into the house. I have weighed all of the pros and cons and have decided that everything points to the fact that it is time to adopt a dog. Unfortunately, my better half disagrees and he has put [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 24, 2010
This weekend we celebrated my nephew’s first birthday. It was a joyous event and everyone was in a great mood and had a great time together. After the party ended, and all of the children were put to bed, the adults sat in the front of the house shooting the breeze. My Sister In [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 21, 2010
What a week this has been! I cannot even begin to explain to you guys how great it feels to be writing this post. This post is a testament to the fact that I am finally finished moving my blog from Blogger to self hosted WordPress. Although I am still alive to tell you how [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 20, 2010
Guest Post Honeymoon Tales: Three’s A Crowd By Pamela Fagan Hutchins of Road to Joy. Most of you probably remember the hilarious scene in Caddyshack where a floater causes mass exodus of the swimming pool, then the pool boy fishes it out with his net and eats it, because it’s only a Baby Ruth? Well, [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 15, 2010
This morning, I was driving to work when some moron guy jumped into my lane without signaling, made me veer my car off the road, and practically killed me. It was the proverbial “David versus Goliath” situation since he was driving a Suburban and I drive a Toyota Rav4. Those of you who [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 12, 2010
How many more bad things have to happen before parents start taking responsibility for raising productive members of society? It seems like everywhere I look lately, there are heinous acts being perpetuated by young people that absolutely horrify me. Reports in the media, recently, have really made me reflect on the fact that we, as [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 10, 2010
I would like to begin this post by saying that family has always been, and continues to be, very important to me. My children receive a lot of love from my immediate family and they are involved in each others’ lives. My husband’s family, on the other hand, has not really been a [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 7, 2010
This evening, we were sitting in the livingroom watching the Yankee game together before my husband left for work. The boys were playing on the floor and my husband and I were sitting on the couch together and we would turn to talk to each other during the commercials. During one of these commercial [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | October 5, 2010
Dear Mr. Principal, I am writing to you to express some concerns that I have regarding Ms. Incompetent’s grading policy. My son, B, is in her class and I have already expressed my concerns to her previously. My first issue was her criteria for grading penmanship. She has yet to provide me with a scoring [...]
