Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on May 3rd, 2011
Matt would describe many of his musical favorites as “interesting”, as in: “There are lots of interesting sounds going on in that track.” “Interesting” in this context often translates to “no melody”, “annoying”, or “ear-splitting” from my perspective. It’s an argument that we’ve been having since we moved in together 19 years ago later this […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on May 1st, 2011
I try not to brag. And when I do, I try to balance out my bragging about Simon with an acknowledgement of a weakness. No one likes the obnoxious, bragging parent, and no kid is perfect. Having said that, tonight I’m going to brag. I’ve got the sweetest kid I could imagine having—a kid for […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 26th, 2011
What a day. Around noon-ish yesterday, I noticed a yellow jacket in Simon’s bedroom. “Hm,” I said out loud. “How’d you get through the screen?” Then I pushed the screen out a tad and let the unwelcome guest fly out. Later, I saw another yellow jacket in the living room. “Shoo!” I said, this time […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 23rd, 2011
If there is a single lesson I’ve learned from my Sudanese friends, besides to be grateful every day for the life I was born into, it’s that charity does not exist the way I had previously imagined it. It’s not just that I think altruism is a myth (most people I know who volunteer find […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Apr 20th, 2011
Last night, right before my evening run, I set out my clothes on the bed: running bra, tank, skort.* Simon walked in the room, looked at the skort, and picked it up. “What’s this, Mommy?” “It’s my running clothes.” “No, Mommy, this looks too small for a grown-up. It must be for me.” Out of […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Apr 19th, 2011
Sunday night Simon, Matt, and I went over to my Uncle Sam’s house to visit with my cousin Connie and her husband Louis. Connie is Sam’s oldest daughter and the only other granddaughter of Helen and Aaron. As I’m the youngest grandchild–we’re 18 years apart–I’ve always thought of the two of us as the Goldstein […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 12th, 2011
It’s amazing to me how fraught family friendly television programming can be. Case in point: Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. When I was a kid, if my fuzzy memory serves me, this show was usually about Jim nearly getting his face eaten by a lion while Marlin sat in the Land Rover providing color commentary. […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, No Boundaries on Apr 8th, 2011
Slightly warmer and significantly longer days are getting us all outside after an unusually long winter. My spring training is, of course, the New Balance No Boundaries Couch to 5K program. After tomorrow’s run, I will be half-way through the program. After four weeks of finishing so far ahead of the rest of the run-walk […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 2nd, 2011
Last night, Simon took his first ever shower. His first attempt was more than a year ago; he shrieked and had to be airlifted from the premises. But yesterday, at bath-time, Matt casually asked Simon if he wanted to shower with him, and Simon surprised us all by saying yes. He loved it! Giggled a […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 31st, 2011
The last three months have brought some terrific quotes that didn’t quite flesh out into full vignettes. They’ve been sitting around as drafts for a while, tid-bits I’m afraid I might lose/forget if I don’t commit them to type. The first and oldest dates to January or early February. Having played foosball and loved it […]