Kids Do the Weirdest Things
There was a thunderstorm in my area last night, and my oldest son came into my room and got in the bed because he was scared. No problem. I comforted him and rolled over to go back to sleep. About 2:30 a.m., I rolled over and half-woke. Suddenly, my son slapped me. It was one […]
Penalties of Stay-Home Parenting
I have often felt, both as a stay-home mom and as a mom with a career, that there are a number of indignities heaped upon women solely because they also happen to be mothers. I stayed home with my children for four years because I felt it was important enough to justify the loss of […]
How I Did on my 2004 New Year’s Resolutions
I made these resolutions last December as I started thinking about the new year. As the year has only a few weeks remaining, it’s time to look at how I did and where I want to go next year. Today: How I Did. 10. I will complete all my gift shopping for next year by March first, taking […]
Thinking About All That I Do….
One of my readers who uses my blog seeds to good advantage asked in a comment on one of the daily seeds if I ever got around to reading the plantings that were inspired by one or more of the seeds I offered. As I responded to the query, I was struck by how very […]
Sports Not so Bad After All
I grew up in a non-sports home. We just weren’t all that interested. We didn’t think of sports as “bad,” we just weren’t into team sports. (I hated them. Passionately. For reasons that have nothing to do with the sports and everything to do with how kids interact.) So I was rather nonplussed when my […]
A Busy, Busy Week
I’ll be posting sporadically this week, as the schedule is so full. I have work every day, of course, and rehearsals for the Broadway revue every night. My mom is keeping the kids all day (from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.), and I run in and out at lunch- and supper-time to kiss the boys […]
When Is a Day Off Not a Day Off?
When it’s a working holiday, of course! I was off work Wednesday and Thursday because I work for a synagogue and the holiday of Shavuot (First Fruits) is a no-work holiday. It was nice, but it’s leading to a strangely disrupted life-rhythm: two work days, two days off, one work day, three days off, three […]
Are You on God’s Cash or Credit System?
When I was younger and would become upset when people who did wrong got away with it—or worse, got promoted or rewarded for it—-my mom told me about God’s accounting system. It’s sometimes a comfort to me to think on this concept, as it explains why I seem never to be able to get away […]
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like This….
We all went to bed on time last night, for once, but the younger son had me up at midnight, 1:45, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, and 6:30 — vomiting and feverish. Heaving from his toenails, poor little fish. He couldn’t even keep water down. Which was awful, as he kept crying that he was thirsty, but […]