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 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, 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 […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 28th, 2011
Matt and I are still a bit fried from our week of sinus hell. His having a work all-nighter Wednesday night didn’t help any, either, but that’s a whole ‘nother story. So Friday night when Simon brought up death, I was tired and not terribly excited about being engaged in such a potentially draining conversation. […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 17th, 2011
It’s been a while since I blogged about Simon. Given the title and ostensible purpose of this blog, that seems improbable. But ten days or so of schedule updates, health updates, and running updates has pushed the eponymous subject of Kid Amnesiac to the back-burner. Not in real life, mind you, strictly in the literary […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 10th, 2011
I wasn’t going to advertise what my mom’s surgery was, but I think she’ll be OK with it and I have to relay something Simon said. Mom had a bladder reconstruction. Seemingly, having three babies sitting on her bladder eventually took its toll. Everything works just fine; gravity (and the Goldstein kids) just moved it […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Feb 23rd, 2011
While we waited (and waited) for the pediatrician on Monday, Simon and I had one of the funniest conversations ever. There’s not much to do in those examining rooms (besides imagine what could cause the horrible noises coming from the next room), so the conversation turned to body parts. “Do I have a heart, Mommy?” […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Feb 9th, 2011
“Wipe my poor tears.” That’s what my poor mother had to deal with from yours truly for several years when I was a young girl. The story is that one day I got upset when my Bubbie was with me, and as she dabbed my eyes with her ever-present tissue, she spoke those now immortal […]