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Dear pandemic diary
I’ve told this story before, maybe here, maybe to you in person. My parents were visiting when Nora and Gabe were little, and one afternoon my mom offered to drive Nora to a ballet lesson last minute...
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Is it just allergies? If I voted for in-person school does that mean I hate teachers? But how did he get it? Are we following proper “pod” rules? Is forming a “pod” obnoxious? Did the neighbors see us...
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no one else
Fifteen years ago, J and I began our married life with: a wedding, naturally; an unwelcome downpour that became its own character in the story; a bunch of friends, family and mojitos; and a moment we...
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November 3, 2020
When I trained for the NYC marathon (the first and only marathon I will ever run), I experienced the much talked about “taper” that comes at the end of such long-distance training. Seasoned runners are...
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Winter goals 2020/2021
I am thinking about a few things as I begin this post. I’m thinking about this one time (probably during a summer break in my college years) when my younger brother, Vinnie, and I went to a gathering...
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Dear Dad
Dear Dad, First, a note on writing letters to dead people, which is something I’ve never even remotely considered. Silent conversations with you? All the time. But laying out actual words on the page...
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March to March
A little over year ago we got a call from the school system. That afternoon I went to pick up my children and help with the play, “Seussical Jr.” I was on the committee, in fact, with two children...
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Our morning routine
We set out tomorrow’s clothes, run the dishwasher and make at least part of the lunches, which we tuck lovingly into patterned lunchboxes stacked neatly in the fridge. The children put on their...
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Summer goals 2021
So it goes. You buy a house, get a new bed to replace the one you’ve had since right after you graduated from college - the one with a chewed bedpost, a remnant of your former dog Cecilia’s (rest in...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2021
I am sitting on the porch at my mother’s house in Maine, watching my children, brother and sister-in-law traverse the rocks that line the shore. I have been awake since 6 am, when I brought a cup of...
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Joy of seeing daughter do it her way (Philly Inquirer, 2013)
My 4-year-old daughter is accident-prone and absentminded, which, in youthful incarnations, are adorable qualities.I watched Nora enter her pre-K classroom recently, face-plant, then quietly get up and...
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Recent history: a timeline
That first day: I helped out as usual with the Thursday rehearsal for the elementary school production of “Seussical Jr.” that never would be, which we didn’t know at the time, because, as we stood...
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all on me
Last summer I was running, fell, and hurt my right hand. Because I aim for honesty in my writing - and an injury of this sort might cause you to believe I was running fast, and fell due to sheer speed...
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an afternoon makeover
Last week Aidy had a cold. We all know how very normal it is for a child to get a cold in December, but that right now, it is also a momentous event. She took a home test (negative) and then a PCR test...
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January, 2022
On Monday, Gabe tested positive for COVID via rapid test. He had cold symptoms, but we’d been planning on taking tests anyway following holiday travels. This wasn’t as alarming as it once would have...
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Things I like: the world is spinning out of control edition
When I started writing this post, which was awhile back in January, it felt like the world was spinning out of control. It doesn’t anymore. But at that point, I felt more stressed on a personal level...
View ArticleTen minutes each
In which I spent small amounts of time (ten minutes, or longer if the inspired) writing whatever came to mind. March 31: It’s been, as they say and, as nearly always is the case, a long winter. Today,...
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The inevitable joys of middle age
A few weeks ago I began experiencing some unpleasant, although fairly mild symptoms that seemed to be related to my stomach, vague as they were. A slight queasiness, akin to the...
View ArticleSummer goals 2022
I’m a little burned out on talking about how busy life is, which is a sort of hypocrisy, I suppose. I’ve been recoiling from the insistence that we are all so overbooked, so expectedly swamped. What...
View ArticleSummer goals update: write weekly posts
If I could sum up my relationship with my habits and schedule, I would tell you that I have some good habits, some I’d like to change and that, overall, my biggest problem is leaving too many things to...
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