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Boston
It’s 2 AM and despite extreme fatigue, I can’t sleep. What happened– what’s happening– in Boston dominates my thoughts. My heart goes out to the victims of today’s violent bombing, and to everyone in Boston, America, and the world. It’s mind-boggling horrific and I’m feeling angry and sad and in knots over it. I write this… Continue reading
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Change
My first attempt at the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. The topic is “Change.” See the Challenge here. Have a nice weekend! Continue reading
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Are You Smarter Than a Third Grader?
JC’s math homework asked the following question: Kira shares a plate of brownies with friends. Her friends each have 2 more brownies than Kira. There were 33 brownies in all. How many friends are there? Hmmm. Neither my husband nor I could figure this out. I even ran it by some friends who were baffled… Continue reading
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Got Plot? Maybe Not!
I was honored when a friend allowed me to read her unpublished novel and proud when I finished it. Her heartwarming story involves a myriad of quirky, interesting yet different characters who I felt I got to know within the course of reading the book. As I learned about the characters, I emailed my friend… Continue reading
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Yoga Adventures: My Yoga Crush and The Return of The Giggle Girl
A little backstory before I get to this week’s Yoga Adventures. One recent Friday I was off of work and decided to take a weekday yoga class. Ah! What a luxury! I knew there would be less people– maybe some stay-at-home parents and some retirees– which would mean space. Space that extended a foot or… Continue reading
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The Daughter I Never Had
Being the only female in the house, I am The Minority. I’m the sole representative of All Things Female. Since I’m one of four people, I guess that makes me the twenty-five percenter. I AM THE 25%! Being female is not the only category for which I am The Minority. “The 75%” have been pushing… Continue reading
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Belated Thoughts on World Autism Awareness Day
Yesterday, April 2, was World Autism Awareness Day, a day where we “recommit to helping individuals on the autism spectrum reach their full potential,” according to President Obama in yesterday’s Presidential Proclamation. I wasn’t sure what, if anything I wanted to say about World Autism Awareness Day as a parent of a special needs child.… Continue reading
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Dear Lego,
Dear Lego, I love you. I really do. You amaze me on a daily basis with your ingenuity. That in this day and age of high def and iPads you can keep kids’ attention with simple, plastic interlocking 3-D shapes, is astonishing. That you can create this: . . . blows my mind. Really. The… Continue reading
Waiting on a Word 