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Monthly Archive for April, 2014

As I’ve mentioned a few (hundred) times, we’re a bit over-booked at present. As a result, there’s not a lot of free time in our household. Most days feel like a sprint. Pick up Simon from school, race home, race to get dinner or half dinner down his gullet, race to soccer, race to finish […]

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Lollygaggers

Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers. (Bull Durham) Having now spent two years listening to parents encourage, admonish, and coach their kids from the sidelines, […]

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Magid

How was last night’s Passover different from all other Passovers (of recent vintage, that is)? Easy. Last night was the seder in which we mostly ditched the kids’ haggadahs; left the plastic frogs, rubber bugs, band-aid boils, and pom-pom hail in an upstairs storage bin; and kicked it old style. It was glorious. Well, Matt […]

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This week I began to teach Simon an important life lesson: When to deploy vagueness or the white lie in conversation. The need arose when one of Simon’s friends, Griffen, complimented him on a play-date. “Simon, you’re my best friend!” Griffen happily declared. “You are in my top 3,” Simon replied, which I suspect was […]

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Snap Shot

It’s been ages since I’ve posted a recent picture of Simon. This one isn’t the greatest—I’ll get some better ones up shortly—but it’s sweet. I like to call it “Future USTA Mixed Doubles Champions”. That’s Simon with his bestie, Caroline, of course. The pair played something called “Canadian Singles” in which one player plays against […]

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Scheduled Madness

Earlier this winter, I thought Simon was over-scheduled and was a little concerned about the effects on our home life and his school work. That’s when things looked like this: Monday: home after school Tuesday: team soccer practice from 6-7 Wednesday: home after school Thursday: Soccer extra practice (Talent School) from 5:30-6:30 Friday: home after […]

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