Reprinted with permission

So, I am sinking into a slight depression – as is my way during presidential election cycles. From watching the news, I now feel like a storm system. In an effort to keep the beast at bay, I’ve been gardening, house-hunting, and building up my business. Crickets chirping, brain empty. It was the Sarah Palin [...]

Read Full Post »

Adirondack Snapshots from Thinker’s camera

Read Full Post »

Flashback Friday: music school

I grew up in a college town. There I went to a pint sized prep school that had almost all the trimmings. It had a quirky artistic feel to it – perhaps brought forward to defend itself where it completely lacked in athletic prowess (meaning equipment, brawn, coaches, property…). Our school was, in fact, slowly [...]

Read Full Post »

Flashback Friday: music school

I grew up in a college town. There I went to a pint sized prep school that had almost all the trimmings. It had a quirky artistic feel to it – perhaps brought forward to defend itself where it completely lacked in athletic prowess (meaning equipment, brawn, coaches, property…). Our school was, in fact, slowly [...]

Read Full Post »

the making of a mother

The year Thinker was born was, May 8th fell on a Saturday. My labor had begun early, slow and light on Friday afternoon. I spent the afternoon in our townhouse style apartment. When Matt got home from work I was excited. This was in fact our first pregnancy, our first baby. The previous summer I [...]

Read Full Post »

coming of age – honestly

I’ve just been noticing Thinker – nearly 9 – skirting the truth instinctively, unnecessarily, & easily. He covers well, gives that blank what could you possibly mean stare, and generally frustrates my every attempt at getting to the bottom of whatever pickle we find ourselves in. Mostly I feeling like we are part of some [...]

Read Full Post »

Just call me Rosenblum Hussein

I’d like to thank the Momocrats for creating a meme that didn’t involve random facts, that does involve giving bullies a smack down and affords me the perfect lead in to tell you about the story of my maiden name – which is, in fact, Rosenblum.Look here is my dad, Carl:Somehow he manages to look [...]

Read Full Post »

Santa is deeply troubled.

And when I say Santa, I really mean me. I am deeply, deeply troubled. I have no idea what I should get my children for Christmas. I have three children and no plan. Really, no plan. The only reason I am deeply troubled and not hysterically crying is this: All the good gifts are getting [...]

Read Full Post »

I don’t blog about Thinker often enough, but this makes up for it:

Matt was encouraging our boys to continue to help rake our 40 billion leaves up before the snow falls. The littles ones were toddling around outside finding every single toy filled with water and making sure they sat on it or poured it on each other. Inside, I was changing the sheets on all the [...]

Read Full Post »

The other day…

The Thinker reported having hiccups that were just 10 seconds apart and lasting 1/4 second in length each. I told him to stay hydrated and that I wasn’t too concerned yet, but that he should page me with any changes. When he starts talking about dilation and effacement I will have to make him some [...]

Read Full Post »