by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Apr 19, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Amongst the little things that make life super nice I’d count this one: when I listen to Pandora and Pandora surprises me with the Nields. Full disclosure: Nerissa and Katryna are amongst my most talented real-life friends, yet I was a fan long before that was...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Apr 23, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
On the way home from town yesterday evening, much to her dismay, Saskia had a little pee accident. “I don’t know what happened,” she said. “The pee came out of nowhere.” Accidents happen. She endured about three damp blocks on foot, and...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Apr 25, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Picture little girls on swings and in young women’s arms. Picture a nearly ninth grader playing a Frisbee game with twentysomethings. Picture two third grade boys certain young adults dancing with beer bottles in hand are drunk and taking great delight in...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Apr 30, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
A friend let me know—and not because she was headed to Target and wondered whether I’d like her to pick something up for me—that the big chain has declared this National Princess Week. Target urges you to “Celebrate Your Inner Princess.”...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 2, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
I’ve come to one simple conclusion this weekend: teaching Zumba to four-to-seven year-olds is like herding kittens. Complete with water breaks. It’s also true that when one of your BFF’s refuses to participate (as four year-olds and others are wont...
