The facade of my Yankee neighbors and friends has crumbled. Winter ‘07-’08 has pushed them all over the edge. Many natives have told me recently how utterly sick they are of this winter. This morning, the gold standard of Yankee stoicism - my neighbor K - cracked. When she admits she’s sick of winter, you […]

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It may have looked like an ordinary lunar eclipse on Wednesday night…

But take a closer look.

The universe has gone insane! Run for your lives!

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Jules and Mae have lately been obsessed with the bald-headed, four-year old cartoon entity otherwise known as Caillou. They want to watch the show over and over and over. (Tivo is a miracle.)  Back when Eddie was a wee lad, he passed through a Caillou phase. It was never my favorite kids show but there […]

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A week or so ago I was wondering why the crankiness in the household seemed to reach new thresholds. Could my kids all be going through some terrible twos/fives/eights phase simultaneously? Then I glanced at the calendar. Oh yeah! It’s the middle of February!  
February is not my least favorite month, not by a longshot. That […]

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The tide of change enveloping our lives is still sweeping over me.
Can you tell how excited I am?

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It may be freezing and snowing outside my windows but today I feel the chinook winds blowing through our lives. They bring warmth and renewal … CHANGE.
Today we got confirmation of the news we have been sitting on for weeks. And really waiting on and working our butts off toward for years. Big things are […]

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Yesterday we went to visit our good friend Steve. When I told the girls where we were going, Jules became very excited and said “Yay yay yay!! We go see Steve!”
Her excitement seemed strangely unwarrented, given that toddler long-term memory is scanty at best and the last time we’d seen Steve was maybe six months ago. […]

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I nabbed this from my friend Ruby (sorry, no link - she understands) in honor of Valentine’s Day
1. Where/how did you meet? We met at work. I tested the software code he wrote. We were both quite good at our jobs.
2. How long have you known each other? Since the summer of 1991.
3. How long […]

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One of the things I wanted to know after Davey was born was what he would look like. I had barely a moment to gaze into his eyes before he was whisked off to the Special Care Nursery, then another too brief visit a few hours later when we were told for the first time […]

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Many things I wanted to write about today but I am putting it all aside to focus on one story. This one.
When I heard on NPR that the women involved in these bombings were innocent victims themselves, I was overwhelmed with rage and sorrow. I slammed my hands on the counter and wept. The mass […]

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