More Than Four Sides

Category: Family & Friends

  • “I’m going to kill myself”

    No, I’m not suicidal. But my mother is. It’s sort of socially acceptable to have your elderly parent call you and complain about chest pain, or back pain, or even severe dementia. But, having a severe mental illness and wanting to end your own life? Not so socially acceptable. My sister and I have been…

  • Our son’s gift to us

    It’s the fourth night of Hanukkah. S has been fretting about making us a present, and tonight, he was determined. I got home late, after a long afternoon at clinic, and trying to reduce the growing pile of lab results and correspondence that has been accumulating in my mailbox. But, when I arrived home. I…

  • Before the memories fade…

    We had such a great time at Disney World – it was only two weeks ago, but I am already forgetting the details, and I really want to record some impressions for our next trip. Yes, R and I were immediately talking about our next visit on our homeward bound drive (which was miserable, btw…

  • Offending those we love…

    I am cautious about what I post here.  For one, I am aware that it’s available to a wide variety of folks who are connected to me either directly or indirectly.  And, it’s mostly a personal blog, but could be read by my patients, my students, and my colleagues.  So, I am always thinking about…

  • 29/30 = 97% … not perfection

    I’m bummed. Yes, I am a perfectionist. No, I didn’t actually expect to be able to blog 30 days straight. But, having managed 29 days, I really thought I had it in the bag, and then Friday, Nov 30, the last day of NaBloPoMo for November 2012, was a crazy day, and I just couldn’t…

  • Evolving silliness

    This morning, J wanted to wear his Lion King costume to school, adorned with his Lil Dragon karate belt, and swim goggles: And, then, of course, S needed to get in on the act, with a variation on how to wear the goggles: And, then he turned around, and turned the goggles around, and posed…

  • Melt-down morning

    This morning was a doozy! It started off OK, with both boys getting up on their own, but things quickly rolled downhill. J got into a unique naughty space, which led him to being quite contrary about getting dressed, and brushing teeth. And S thought it would be fun to goad is little brother into…

  • Home again, home again, jiggitty jog!

    We spent the entire day in the car. Our progress was delayed by traffic jams and multiple accidents, some of them frighteningly serious – we saw one car that had the entire top section squashed down – I can only hope the passengers survived, but it didn’t look good… We have been dealing with some…

  • Our Shabbat-free Shabbat (cont’d)

    We took a farewell walk around Lake Berkley today. It was a stunningly beautiful day – sunny, with a light breeze. We got to the lake, and spied a quartet of ducks, who clearly expected that we might have some bread crumbs to give them. And, then we spotted a floating empty milk jug at…

  • A shabbat-free shabbat

    I noted on FaceBook today our dear friends who made every effort to get home from their Disney vacation in time for Shabbat.  They, of course, planned ahead, and have everything ready to go (apparently), with some help from worthy accomplices. We are never so foresighted in our Shabbat planning.  Not at home, and never…