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My 9/11 Story
I wrote this a couple days ago for a “where where you on September 11, 2001?” thread for a message board I’m on. It proved quite cathartic and I’m pleased with how it turned out. If you’re curious: I was on my way to work a few blocks from the World Trade Center (my office…
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First Day
I’ve told a number of people that I’d intended to start writing (and publishing) my blog with the new school year since my life has grown sort of blog-worthy of late. I’m taking the excellent advice of a friend who often tells herself, “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.” With that, younger brother…
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ADD
It’s no surprise at all, really, but M has finally and definitively been diagnosed as having ADD. It’s funny and telling that every single person I told that we were getting him tested was not surprised in the least. It’s been an interesting process so far. I’ve always liked being in therapy — not that…
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Depression-Era Parenting Techniques
Having just returned from a brief visit to my dad (age 76) and my Aunt Lillian (70-something, but younger) with the boys, I am fascinated by how differently they acted while we were in West Virginia. Better for sure — they were held to much higher standards and performed admirably. Now they’re exhausted, of course. …
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Hello, lunch
When I stop to think about it I am truly staggered at the amount of money I’ve spent on lunches over the years. You figure I was childless until I was 36 so I didn’t become domestic until I had to. Although I was a good brown-bagger even then, I ate lunch out way more…
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Saturday night
It’s been a busy time. I successfully finished the Ironman Challenge which I had happily quit. My fellow lifeguard, JT, told me that he would make fun of me for a year if I didn’t finish — “You don’t start something and not finish it! You have to be a role model for your kids!”…
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Live and Don’t Learn, That’s Us
My first husband Bob and I used to have this Calvin & Hobbes comic hanging on our frig — it seemed to describe us perfectly! It always made me laugh, and it still does. I am reminded of this after a few weeks that have been, well, off the hook. Most recently, our basement flooded…
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So sad
I am so very sad — as with all accidents, this one happened without warning. Our dear Rico, rescue dog and expert fetcher, bit Danny on the face today. I wasn’t in the room when it happened, but my mother was, and she tells me that Danny was hugging and kissing the dog when he…
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Spider Killer
I’m home late (from drinking wine with old pal Anna Kiss at Rockefeller’s, good fun) and had a few things to attend to on the computer before bed. It’s 11:30 and I hear rustling around from upstairs where the boys sleep. I decided to wait it out and, sure enough, Danny came downstairs, looking wide…
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On being taken for granted
On weekday mornings I take a certain pride in packing healthy lunches for the boys and try not to repeat anything day to day (although there are repeats within the week itself). The boys are usually eating their cereal during this time and mostly ignore me. Today I was stuck in bed with a head…
High and Low Art 