Posted in Family, Favorites, Reflections on Apr 26th, 2006
Dear Maia and Noah, This blog is for you. Not just this post, but the whole accidentally thought out thing, warts and treasures and all. Some parents create elaborate scrapbooks for their children to capture precious growing up memories. I’ve seen some of these albums, and they are splendiferous works of artistic perfection. I am […]
Posted in Favorites, Funny Stuff on Jan 10th, 2006
Maia has recently decided that everyone has a superpower, and I was informed the other day that mine is reading. Reading? Really? A superpower? Who knew? All this time, I’ve been selfishly thinking that my love of reading was just for my own personal entertainment. But this is, after all, the child who, when I […]
One thing I can reasonably claim about myself is that I am fairly well traveled, thanks largely to my parents, but also as the result of travel on my own, with my husband, and for work. I suppose you could say I’ve accumulated a bit of culture over the years, beginning in childhood. Among other […]
Posted in Favorites, Holidays, Reflections on Dec 9th, 2005
Once upon a time, there was a girl. And the girl believed in Santa, and all was merry. Then one day, as the Christmas season was underway, a heated argument broke out among a group of peers in the girl’s after school care program. The cause of the argument remains unknown, but the caretaker of […]
Posted in Favorites, Holidays, Reflections on Dec 2nd, 2005
I’ve let my inner kid escape, and there’s no stopping her now. The Christmas season is upon us, and I’m feeling the spirit. The decorations are up, the Christmas music is playing in the background, the Christmas cards are ready to go out, and I’m feeling extra smiley. I love this time of year. Tonight […]
Who can resist an adorable face? By current indications, Noah will never have to find out. At the tender age of two, he has already managed to inspire the affections of at least one girl in his daycare class. He has long had his admirers, but he is now officially the object of a pre-school […]
Posted in Family, Favorites, Funny Stuff on Nov 24th, 2005
My mother is the queen of graph paper. As in, she’s the only person I know who even knows what to do with the stuff, keeping some handy at all times. I don’t believe she’s ever purchased or even simply moved a piece of furniture without having first accosted it with the tape measure and […]
My parents sold my childhood home last year when my dad retired, and built a new house near us that they have finally moved into. It’s gorgeous. Simply beautiful, and state of the art. I dream of some day having such a home for my family. But… We slept over there for the first time […]
Posted in Family, Favorites, Silence Please on Nov 17th, 2005
Start with two beloved but rambunctious offspring who have yet to learn the difference between inside and outside voices. Add one tirelessly fun-loving husband who is more boisterous than the both of them put together. Season generously with gleeful shouts and infectious laughter. Sprinkle in a pinch of whining and crying to taste. Blend in […]
“Crinkle, crinkle, shwoooop,” said the vacuum cleaner. “What was that?” asked my mom, who heard the unmistakable sound of a candy wrapper being sucked into oblivion from clear across the house. “Uh oh,” thought Aunt Marge*. Poor Aunt Marge. It wasn’t her fault. She was only trying to help. Little did she know, that single […]
