What are you doing this weekend? My mom is coming to visit and Toby is hosting her 16th birthday party! (this song keeps playing in my head.) I hope you have a good one, and here are some links from around the web…
A $234 Makeup Haul for $77? I’m in.
Libraries house cursive sticks for children who want to learn to write by hand. (NYTimes giveaway link)
If you need to refresh your vacation wardrobe, I suggest a shirt dress and linen pants? Furthermore, in these swimsuit colors.
Are you looking? The other Bennet sister? I thought the trailer was a little silly, but I’m really enjoying the show. She is so adorable.
Believe the hype about the WNBA. “The way the Barclays Center vibrates every time the New York Liberty enters the court is like riding a roller coaster.” YEAH!!!!! (New York Magazine)
How cheerful is this green kitchen?
Honey, I’m sorry I ruined our kiss cam moment.. “I’m sorry I said ‘That’s my sister!’ and made a face like Disgusting! as I give you the thumbs up, my loving wife of 31 years.”
Iceland Community Pools They are a center of social life. (NYTimes giveaway link)
I never realized how uncomfortable my bras were until trying this.
Also, four comments from readers:
Jaci says of 11 Readers’ Cousins: “When my dear cousins and I started having children of our own, we created the term ‘super-cousin’ to help the next generation connect. Over time, the word offered wonderful scalability. In blended families, when children from previous relationships joined the scene, ‘super-cousin’ offered an easy way to describe the connection without complicated labels. It’s a kinship category that prioritizes membership in strict genealogy. We create culture, not just We inherited it, so go find your super cousins!
Ann says of 11 readers’ cousins: “I taught in a public preschool for 30 years. Twin brothers in my class were never a problem, but twice I had cousins in my class and WATCH OUT! I remember telling my colleagues, ‘Cousins are a good time! Even Yo I can’t behave with my cousins! WHY would anyone enroll them in the same class? “It was a hilarious challenge.”
Tracey says at a Brooklyn bar mitzvah: “Teenage boys make me cry these days. I know there are some damning documentaries, but where I live I see wonderfully large groups of boys on bicycles with fishing rods. Browsing, all with limbs, taunting each other about who has the best lures. I see a group of 20-year-olds chatting excitedly with an old man at a garage sale. I see them code-switching to ‘ma’am’ when I speak To “Once, in the ocean, a teenager saw me bristling in the cold, biting water and shouted: ‘You can do it!!’ and they did it. ‘Three, two, one…’ and then, from under the water, I heard the screams.”
Julie says about having a sweet weekend: “I am totally in awe of my 12-year-old daughter. She is a freakish weather phenomenon who is a spinning miracle of toy horses, unabashed love, freely expressed hate, lipstick, Nikes, Crocs, puppies, braces, chocolate, sushi, jokes, tears and hope. I love her so much.”
(Photo by Maksim Tarasov/Stocksy.)
