For my mom’s upcoming 70th birthday next month, in lieu of gifts or a party*, she’s asked her extended family to do a good deed and share it with her. I’ve been thinking a lot about how best to honor my mom’s birthday wish. Service and volunteering used to be a big part of my […]
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What I Learned in Kindergarten the Second Time Around
I haven’t posted in awhile. Our family was plagued with multiple illnesses over the last 6 weeks, and with both parents juggling careers, our household has gone through some moments of chaos, exhaustion and well…ugliness (But as my son would readily remind me, we’ve had lots of opportunities to use the “life skill of flexibility”). […]
Giving Thanks to Poetry
I feel lucky to live in the digital age, where unlimited information lies at my fingertips. For a research junkie like myself, it’s heaven. But often, I feel overwhelmed by the enveloping tsunami of information. Reading often feels reduced to skimming, to wolfing down bytes of data. To counteract, I’m trying to bring poetry back […]
Traveling Light
We’ve been traveling the last few weeks – spending time with family, exploring lakes and trails, barbecuing fish and corn, playing tag at sunset, roasting marshmallows. Enjoying the beauty of summer and the embrace of family. It’s been absolutely lovely. All except for all the packing and unpacking of our STUFF. And yes. I realize […]
Anniversary
A lovely, unexpected consequence of marrying my husband was that I gained another grandma. In fact, I used to joke with him that I married him for his grandma. I felt an instant connection with Lucile the moment we met, early on in my dating history with my husband. I was captivated by her Southern […]
Belated Mother’s Day Thank You to My Mom
Baking cupcakes for my son’s birthday the other weekend makes me think of my mom. As I show him how to use a hand mixer, I remember how I learned this from her years ago – the same familiar whir of the beaters against the bowl, learning how to move the bowl around slowly and […]
Alphabet Scramble 