Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica on Mar 31st, 2010
A photo essay. I still maintain that my shoes convey much information about my state of mind. Earlier, I documented my transformation from urbanite to earth mother to rejuvenated working mom. Now, right on schedule, my jonquils have bloomed, and my glorious career has been boxed up mailed to Boston and Berkeley. So what does […]
Last night, with a ton of help from my mother, I hosted my very first Passover seder. A hybrid preschool/family affair for 14, I went into it with a few clear-cut goals: Create a seder that was short and sweet enough for 3- and 4-year-olds to sit through; Cook a vegetarian Passover dinner; Invite new […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 28th, 2010
Simon is turning into quite the little helper. Matt and I try to encourage this as much as possible, and our weapon of choice is positive reinforcement: Great job putting all the pillows back on the bed, Simon. “I like it when you put your toys away, Simon. It helps me keep the house neat, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Mar 25th, 2010
… plus c’est la même chose. Tuesday was just the second time this spring (spring!) that we have had the time, light, and weather to go outside after dinner. After Simon explored the alley and played in his little house for a while, Matt and I decided we should treat ourselves to a trip to […]
Posted in Career Change, Jessica on Mar 23rd, 2010
Ten days ago, work was getting to be a drag. I was working (a little) in an isolated cell, I was sick, and I was feeling a bit blue. Then something funny happened. Simon got sick, further restricting how much time I had to wrap things up, and I got busy. The clock was ticking […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 21st, 2010
Simon is in love with a show that ceased production the year he was born. The love affair was launched nearly a year ago, when my mother popped an old VHS tape of Blue’s Clues into her player. I wondered then if the show would stand the test of time. Did it ever. He adores […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Mar 17th, 2010
Yesterday I betrayed a value I hold pretty dear, and I’m not at all happy about it. You see, I lied to Simon about something, which I don’t like, and in doing so I complied with rigid gender stereotypes I find stifling and ridiculous. You know that saying that if you are not part of […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Mar 15th, 2010
It’s been obvious since, well, birth, that Simon is more like his dad then me. It began in the neonatal ICU, when his blood type, inherited from Matt, was at odds with mine, resulting in massive jaundice. A few months on, I realized that he had his father’s coloring and face shape. A few years […]
Posted in Jessica on Mar 14th, 2010
Some days, everything just comes together, and today was one of those days. Matt would disagree, as he is dealing with an ear infection. And Simon would disagree, as he is nursing the same bug I had last week. But I, at least, have had a pretty swell day after many rather tedious ones. It […]
Posted in Career Change, Jessica on Mar 12th, 2010
I was laid off two weeks ago Wednesday, and I’ve been floating in a rather uncomfortable, liminal space ever since. The first two days were pretty good. Lots of friends and colleagues called or wrote to support me, I had a good conversation with my soon-to-be former boss, and I was feeling almost settled into […]