We hardly ever take a picture of all three of us–mostly because I take 99% of the pictures around here. Below is a rare shot of all of us, taken by Matt’s brother at the end of our Thanksgiving gathering.
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It’s not often that a photograph, a family photograph I should specify, has the power to shock me. Yet that’s exactly what happened last month when I feasted my eyes on this: That would be my great-grandmother (my mom’s mom’s mom), Freda Leah Soirifman Kahn. This picture was taken in 1935, meaning my Bubbie Kahn […]
The Ridiculous and The Sublime
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Nov 1st, 2009
Not from one to the other, but both at the same time. This week has been about Halloween. Which is, almost any way you look at it, a ridiculous holiday. You dress little kids up in costumes, go out door to door, and extort candy from neighbors on threat of vague “tricks”. How did such […]
Normally, October is my favorite month. The cluster of budget work, editorial meetings, and conferences that make August and September so hectic at work have wound down, the air takes on a refreshing crispness, the leaves turn glorious colors, and I get to indulge in steamed cider and caramel apples. Now that Simon has come […]
The Time of His Life
Posted in Family, Friends, Little Boy on Oct 18th, 2009
When Matt and I collapsed in bed Friday night, we both had the feeling that Simon was dreaming happy dreams, reliving what had almost certainly been the happiest day of his life. Simon was too young to understand his first birthday and got scared when everyone sang to him. Last year, I planned way too […]
The Highly Sensitive Child
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 24th, 2009
Back to Simon. So, some weeks ago the kind folks at KIP let me know that Simon’s fear of loud noises and transitions did not look normal to them, and they advised me to seek professional counsel. Me being me, the first thing I did was talk non-stop to anyone who would listen (sorry everyone […]
Here, in a short vignette, is the difference between mothers and fathers boiled down to its essence. Simon has discovered the book It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. He wants us to read it to him before every nap and every bed-time, and he revels in telling us that “Lucy is cross”, that “Sally is […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Child Psychologist
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 7th, 2009
I’m going to post out of order here. It’s been a topsy-turvy weekend that launched on Friday with a fair bit of angst and wrapped up just a few hours ago with a palpable sense of relief. I’ll discuss the angst part in greater depth later. For now, I’ll just report that Simon’s teacher came […]
So I’m at the Louisville airport, walking beside the pedestrian walkway as I make my way from security to my gate on Sunday. On the walls on both sides of the hall are screens with a rotating collection of shots from Louisville. “Come visit here,” they beckon. I notice the images are all Louisville at […]
This morning, for the first time since his last morning in the NICU on October 19, 2006, Simon awoke somewhere with neither of his parents present. Yesterday he spent the night at his Grandma and Pappaw’s house, and according to this morning’s report, all went well. He played; he watched a movie and ate popcorn; […]