We’ve had terrific spring weather this past week, but a cold front is due to roll in tonight. So to make the most of it, we went to parks twice yesterday and again this morning. Today I even chronicled our adventures in the photo album. Tomorrow school starts back up, then it’s Passover, and by […]
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I read Lisa Belkin’s “Motherlode” blog on the NYT pretty regularly, despite my reservations about Ms. Belkin’s research style, which often seems to consist of looking around at other moms who share her rarified lifestyle. Last week, two posts got me to thinking. One was about the correlation between having children and self-reported unhappiness (Yes, […]
I consider this the first (short) installment of what is sure to be a long list of things Simon says in public that could cause embarrassment to his parents. Today’s was pretty benign. We were at Cherokee Park enjoying our second outdoor venture of the day when someone walking a chihuahua passed us. Simon took […]
We are extremely busy over here enjoying our spring vacation. So far, I have worked about half my normal hours, spent six hours trimming liriope in my garden, spent another spell weeding, spent 8 (eight!) hours putting down mulch, and met with a landscape architect to discuss my disastrous back yard. This was all supposed […]
Last Saturday Jim, with the help of some dear friends, organized a surprise birthday party for Evie. When he first told me of the plans, my heart sank. The party was called for 7:30. Most nights, Simon is beginning to get crabby at 7:30. By 8:00 he’s usually all smiles, but that’s only because we’re […]
God bless mothers who work full-time outside the home. I don’t know how they do it. By which, I don’t so much mean I don’t know how they physically get everything done-I’ve got a pretty clear picture of how that happens—but rather I don’t understand how they clear out the head space. The last two […]
As a native English speaker, I think it’s my right to coin new words. I think it’s everyone’s, actually. English’s flexibility and accommodation of new words is part of its inherent character. On the other hand, it really helps if the new word being coined has a clear meaning. Simon, bless his heart, has contributed […]
Whether due to laziness, habit, or our own preferences, Matt and I have whittled down Simon’s reading list to a group of rotating favorites. Accordingly, it’s not just reading that is part of Simon’s nighttime ritual, but reading a select group of familiar books. By now, so much time has gone by that Simon knows […]
That’s how my day began yesterday. I heard Simon wake up and call out for me, same as usual. But when I opened the door to his room, he said a very cheery and polite “Good Morning” instead of his usual litany of needs. (“I need drink of water. I need baby cakes. I need […]
Who would have thought that after so many months of not walking that controlled falling would hold such appeal? Simon just loves to run. He likes to run down long hallways, opposite any direction we ask him to move in, and down any ramp or incline. We’ve at last gotten running into the street and […]