Lately my favorite part of any trip is coming home–even at 3.am. Even though I didn’t get much sleep in it, nothing is better than waking up in your own bed. Which I do with Peppy but minus V who is still gone. Things on the homefront seem fine. The woman who came in to […]
The road not taken
It’s wonderful being with my family, but a trip to Washington always has a bittersweet side. For me, the city represents the road not taken. I love our nation’s capital: the sense of history, the proximity to power, the international flavor, the beauty of the city’s design, the museums and the monuments. Before I made a permanent detour […]
Two Adorable for Words
One of the best parts of Thanksgiving has been seeing my niece’s identical twin girls, Marin and Ellie. They are the inspiration for my post “Grandma Envy.” Times two. They’re both beyond adorable– and in addition, Ellie already has great taste:
Leftovers
At the risk of repeating myself (which I do constantly according to my family) I have to say how incredibly blessed I feel to be alive and healthy and be able to be with my children and the whole family to share Thanksgiving. On a slightly less positive note, at dinner tonight I had the […]
Brotherly love
There’s increasing evidence that birth order is a determining factor in personality, social intelligence, and lots of other important things. As an oldest child, I totally buy into this theory. We fall into our places in our families at an early age. And no matter how old we are, and how far we come in […]
Packing Problems
It’s almost midnight and we’re leaving tomorrow at 6 a.m. A few hours ago, V threw a few things into a bag and he’s good to go. By now he’s impatient to get some sleep–and he doesn’t get why my clothes are spread all over our bed. Nor does he get why I am so bitchy before leaving on a […]
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