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Chanukah – 2011, Day 1
Having a holiday start on a Tuesday night is less than ideal in our home. My clinic is on Tuesday afternoons, and, this particular month, December, I happen to always be “on-service” on the inpatient ward, which has two consequences – a full morning, and the possibility of going back to the wards after clinic,…
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Raising book-lovers, part two
So, after my most recent post, S has not played around with sacrificing his bedtime book, but tonight was J’s turn. They were in the bathtub together, as usual, and had been in long enough, but J was unwilling to get out, despite the increasing chilliness of the water. So, after a couple of tries…
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Raising book-lovers
The boys went to the library today, and brought home a dozen books between them. We will certainly be reading them all, but not tonight. I’m not sure what got into S, but he was really acting out, and finally I gave him an ultimatum that I never thought I’d hear myself utter – “That’s…
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I want S’s dirt!!!
We are so deep in the throws of 3yo angst – it’s actually funny! You just have to laugh, or you’d cry… When I got home tonight, I found Dad was at the end of his rope, and clearly 3yo J had been screaming in the car on their way home. So we tried to…
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After 3 minutes of full-blast wailing
It was a tough day. The first Monday after changing the clocks back to standard time, walking the dog in the dark, little brother requested that we make cupcakes, which delayed dinner a bit, reading school library book about lighting, before finally… we got to the much-anticipated next chapter of book 2, in the Harry…
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Snow in October?
I hate cold weather. But all the boys in my house, from the big one who grew up in Chicago, to the two little ones born in Africa, all love snow, and we may get some tomorrow. S and J were both jumping up & down with delight at the prospect!! We’ll see…
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We’re all tired…
I got home tonight exhausted. And boys were clearly at their wits end as well. As soon as I got home, we had to rush off to pick up our share of CSA vegetables, and then get back home to take the dog for a walk. I made the mistake of asking 3yo J if…
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Away from boys
I’m at SFO, waiting for my flight to return home after a weekend in the Bay Area, revisiting old haunts, and reconnecting with former classmates at my high school’s 30(!) reunion. This trip has been fraught with flight delays and reshedules – to the point that I thought “This is a sign that I shouldn’t…
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Viral visitors
Last week, 3-yr-old J was miserable for 48hrs with a sore throat, cough, and ear pain. We had two sleepless nights with him, and then he was better. Now, about a full week later, both I and 5-yr-old S have sore throats and ear pain, and I have fatigue and muscle aches. Sigh…the joys of…
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Back to school night #1
I’m at Tikvat Israel for the Broadman-Kaplan Early Childhood Center tonight for J’s back-to-school night. It was easier last year, when both kids were at the same school! So, next week, we’ll have this again for S’s school. I’m so impressed with the energy and commitment of the teachers here, and the fabulous director –…