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Being the Birthday Boy!
We threw a party for J’s 4th birthday this past Sunday, and it brought out some interesting dynamics in his and his brother’s relationship. We arrived home with the boys at the end of January two years ago, and J’s birthday (according to his birth certificate, which was created months before we adopted him, based…
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Toward Living Memory with Tiya Miles [On Being]
Toward Living Memory with Tiya Miles [On Being]. I love the program On Being with Krista Tippett, and I subscribe to the podcast (since the program is generally aired at 7am on Sunday mornings here in DC, I find it more convenient to listen at a later time (sometimes, I end up listening BEFORE airtime,…
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“I want to be a baby!!”
This was the cry heard throughout our house this morning, in a pitying wail from our 3-year-old, who is dealing with the difficult transition of potty-training, and wishing he could just go back to the simplicity of infancy. I don’t blame him – I can see the appeal. He is so close. He can do…
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Introvert…extrovert?
I was intrigued today to hear this story on NPR: Quiet, Please: Unleashing ‘The Power Of Introverts’ and it got me thinking about my own, life-long identification with the label “Introvert”. Many folks who know me now might think that I’m an extrovert – so not true!! I am comfortable talking in front of a crowd, even…
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My talented family…
Just came across this (on Facebook), and absolutely love it: The Sketchbook Project, 2012. Tulips, or, In the Manner of… I don’t know the artists, do you? I am familiar with most of the styles, and I’m sure I could figure it out, but I’m afraid that focusing on science has crowded out the neuron…
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Terrible Twos? Or Therrible Threes?
My friend Robin posted about her experience with “terrible” vs “terrific” twos encounter. You should really go to her blog and read her description, as her voice is vivid in her writing, and I could never do her story justice! Suffice it to say, she expressed frustration at the insensitivity of some folks to the…
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The downside of a great day out
We had such a good day on Monday, that it was bittersweet to find out that I had lost my wallet (or, given the charges that have shown up on our credit cards, stolen is the more precise word), and I had to spend part of today recovering my driver’s license and debit card to…
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Love the Smithsonian Institution!!!
We spent today at the Natural History Museum. What a great day! My husband and I don’t often take the federal holidays that we’re entitled to take off. I wasn’t sure that he would, until we discussed our plans last night over dinner, and I suggested taking a trip downtown to go to the Natural…
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OMG They’re HOLDING HANDS!
From my friend, who posts at Kol Rash Gadol: OMG They’re HOLDING HANDS!. It is interesting the reactions that come up from seeing the intertwining of two women’s fingers…I think my first reaction was that the article must be about lesbian jews (full disclosure – i’ve only read the blog post, not the original article,…
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Reminder of the past…
Today, we went to my cousin’s home to attend a ceremony in honor of her husband, who passed away much too early, several years ago. She is my second cousin on my father’s side, and we met about a dozen years ago or more, after having lived within 3 miles of one another for several…
