Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Dec 16th, 2009
Now I’ve told the same joke twice. Lazy, I know. But how else to describe Simon’s annual freak-out over weather-related clothing changes? Every winter he pulls at long sleeves as though he were a fictional Elizabeth I wearing her poisoned dress, and every summer he yanks at short sleeves as though Mommy had a catastrophic […]
One of the reasons I moved back home was to be near my family. After 17 years away, I was sick of literally phoning in my participation for every Rosh Hashanah, every Chanukah, every Thanksgiving, every Passover, and every birthday. And once my nieces and nephews came along, I was really sick of blindly (and […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy on Dec 13th, 2009
Last night was the Goldstein family Chanukah party at Bubbie’s (my Mom’s) house. Dreidels were spun, gelt and 7 pounds worth of latkes were consumed, and many blue-wrapped boxes were opened. Today the combined effects of the same are making me feel sluggish, and in a mere 4 hours we go over to friends to […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Dec 11th, 2009
I’ll tell you something Simon said tonight in his bath, and you see if you can guess what was going on at the time. Hint: I am so outnumbered in this house… I made a terrible sound of bubbles!
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Dec 9th, 2009
Once upon a time, when we asked Simon what happened at school, his reply would be “Jillian cried”. No more and no less; we had no idea what actually went on during the day except for the calendar and notes the teachers sent home each week. Saturday I asked Simon about school the previous week, […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy on Dec 7th, 2009
From three years ago today: Today is a special day for me for three reasons: 1. It’s Pearl Harbor Day. That one’s a gimmee. 2. It’s my zadie’s birthday. Lester M. Wolfson was born on December 7, 1911. Even though he died almost 13 years ago, I still think about him often and miss him […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Dec 4th, 2009
About six months ago I began to realize that Simon was developing real friendships. It was a sweet development; one I looked forward to watching mature. As it happens these friendships have matured, but in an almost bittersweet way. Sophie is still prominent on the scene, but he no longer gets to play with Leah […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Dec 2nd, 2009
I try really heard to keep a lid on competitive parenting, but some days it’s very hard. Monday was one of those days. Simon and I were watching old Thomas and Friends videos when he stunned me into silence. On this video, stills of trains and other vehicles with their names spelled out below appear […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Nov 29th, 2009
Sundays are sheet changing days around here. Once I’ve woken up and had a cup of tea (a delicious Kenyan TGFOP or tippy golden flower orange pekoe today), I get to the work of stripping and remaking beds. Mine and Matt’s, a queen size bed I cannot reach all the way across, takes five to […]
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.