Fordham Miller Fare

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on the few occasions i have tried to run over to the computer and file a quick post, i am envariably dogged by technological mayhem.  internet too slow, computer hung up on memory hogging virus detection software, or the computer just plain crashes.

anyway, where was i?  oh yes.  lice.  the post below was written in early march.  i managed to resolve the bug problem with my own head in two easy treatments, but inexplicably madeleine's remains a constant battle.  i simply can not understand the tenacity of these creatures.  no matter what i do, they come back, after weeks of checking and seeing absolutely nothing.  here's what i have NOT done:  i have not tried mayonnaise; i have not tried olive oil; i have not tried the electronic Robi Comb; i have not tried combing through her entire head every single day of the week, which by the way takes an hour at a minimum, and washing her sheets every day, and cleaning the entire house every day, and getting rid of all hairbrushes and headbands and hats and all whatnot.  i HAVE tried Rid, cetaphil (the Rid plus cetaphil combination worked on Morgan), Resultz (which cured me), and just plain combing on an every two to three days schedule.  i clearly will NEVER get rid of them, so i might as well just get used to it!  i'm going to try next the "Head Lice to Dead Lice" program, which involves olive oil, and is meant for 'persistent infestations.'  and i promise not to bore you with any of the details anymore.  ugh, on top of everything is the tediousness of it all!

stroller envy

is it october already?  i'll spare any of you who still may believe in me the usual excuses and cut to the chase: i am still obsessed with strollers.

that's right, my kids are 9 (9!) and 6, and i still lust after stroller nirvana. for years i tried to imagine the perfect stroller: part umbrella, part jogger, removable bassinet (because i was sure all my kids' sleep issues revolved around the fact that i had no bassinet for them), fits every car seat imaginable, converts to a bike trailer, and doubles as oh-so-hip fashion accessory.

imagine my disappointment after getting both my kids to do the miraculous - walk the three blocks into town on their own with almost no complaining - when this marvel came on the scene.  of course the retail price is about the resale value of my car, so it's probably best that i wasn't in the market, because i'm sure that i would have found a way to finance this masterpiece.  still, i know those early years of child rearing would have gone much better had i been lucky enough to have a frog of my very own.

to add to my nostalgic longing for the perfect perambulator, i recently spotted this beauty  on the streets of park slope.  mmmmm, there it was again, that chic 'i'm not a parent but i play one on tv' design, the 25 pottery barn colors to choose from, and the genius concept of the 'add a kid' attachment, saving one the agony of having to choose all over again when getting a buggy for two.  cheaper than the frog, and me thinks less than i spent on the 1..2...3...4 strollers i ended up purchasing.  for some women it's shoes...

interesting note: both strollers were designed by male duos.  now what does that say?