I’m still here. Barely, but hanging on. October is always a busy month for us, but this October, THIS OCTOBER, has set the bar at a new level. Here’s some of what has been happening: Matt was on call for a week. Then he traveled to North Carolina for a week. Then he started a […]
Monthly Archive for October, 2014
Eight
Posted in Birthday Letter, Jessica on Oct 16th, 2014
Dear Simon, On the occasion of your eighth birthday, I’d like to share a little anecdote. A few weeks ago, I took a silly Internet quiz that promised to tell people who they were after answering 20 questions. When I took the quiz as myself, the answers were freakishly accurate about my age, hair color, […]
Kol Nidre Confrontation
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader on Oct 9th, 2014
If you look at the title of this post, you will see three words that should never, ever appear together. Kol Nidre is the name of the prayer that is recited at the very beginning of the evening Yom Kippur service. As Yom Kippur is the day of atonement, the very last thing one should […]
Running with (and behind) Simon
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader, Simon says..., Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2014
About a year and a half ago, I dragged Simon out on a run with me. He was six and made it two miles, and I was pretty impressed. By the summer’s end, I decided he could run the Dare to Care Hunger Walk with me. Here’s what the Hunger Walk sounded like back then: […]