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Farewell, Fair Man (and Family)
[first posted Dec 18, 2016] I campaigned for you, Obama, and am proud I did so. Since the time you became our president, our family has done better,…
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Family
Aloft
This is my theme for the day. It has to be. I am exhausted from running too many things, and there is snow on the ground, and all…
Body & Health
Who’s carrying…
… the emotion of the situation? In every intense interaction between people, an emotional ‘bubble’ gets created. Usually this bubble is experienced by each person based on their…
Creativity
When you’ve got 20 minutes
I have at least 8 hours of work to do today, plus kid pickups, meal-making, housekeeping, and miscellaneousness. There is no way I will all get even a…
Culture
The conversation
This morning my daughter lied to me. Not about anything big, or even particularly important, but the lie was said, then backed up by demonstrations to “prove” its…
Family
Me time = Flea time
I am battling tiny vermin, some imagined, some real. Last week, my elder child came home with a classroom lice notice. That took my already overactive laundry habit…
Family
More simple truisms
Things I wind up saying often to my kids, that also give me pause when in a spiritual state of mind: mom’s meals are healthier than institutional ones…
Body & Health
Calm after a storm
Holidays at home with little ones means super secrets, high anticipation, late nights, big messes, bigger food and lots of opportunities to make memories. It always goes by…
Best of Mommess
Simple truisms for my 6 year old
Don’t push hard unless you are aiming correctly. True for arms in sleeves, and everything else. You will have bumps in your socks most days, ignore them. Not…
Family
The morning I have
This was not the morning I wanted. I had great visions for how my daughter and I would connect, and I would help ease her “just starting school”…
Family
hiding in the library
I hide in the kitchen, extending the time it takes to do dishes. No one comes in during that time. This is the only way I can eat…
Body & Health
Dark dog of exhaustion
I love to watch my kids sleep. I enjoy this for many reasons; to witness a state of deep relaxation, to observe their sweet features, and to know…