The kids are finally back to school after what seems like another vacation. My older two had half-days all last week, then the youngest missed last Friday to spend the weekend in Kentucky with family. Monday was a scheduled day off, then we've just...
Snow Week and True Confessions of an Armchair Psychiatrist
January 29, 2009
Intimations of Mortality
January 26, 2009
I had a nice conversation today with one of my most enduring friends. We've known each other since our very early teens and have managed to stay in touch on and off now for almost 30 years. She lives in California and I'm working on trying to see her...
An Auntie Again
January 25, 2009
My youngest sister had her second baby yesterday! She came three weeks early, before my mom could even get out to Arizona to help, but she's fine and beautiful to boot. She looks like her brother, with cute cheeks and dark hair. This brings the grand...
The Eyes Have It
January 22, 2009
Being a woman of contradictions such as I am, the fact that I had so much fun today makes some sense, but still, to look at me on a typical day one would not think so.What am I talking about? Well, today I got to go to the Fila Academy where my pal...
What is it about Wuthering Heights?
January 21, 2009
I love this book. I carried a copy of it around with me in high school and just picked it up and read it at random times. I wasn't a dark, gothic, melancholy sort of kid, but this story with its intense language has always touched that that bit of...
Stuck back in Monday on a Very Important Tuesday
January 20, 2009
Today, Tuesday, has been a Monday morning in every possible way. What that actually means is that I am apparently in some sort of walking around coma because I'm breathing and eating and talking, but seem incapable of any higher function. I overslept...
A Couple New Photos
January 17, 2009
Here are some results of the first part of my current photo group assignment. We were to photograph a situation and I chose Evan and pal playing on the Wii. I wanted to show their friendship and the fact that for them, playing video games is very interactive...
Time Flies
January 12, 2009
Is it really January 12th? I was doing bills and about fell over when I realized the 15th is Thursday. I think it is bothering me especially because while I got my Christmas tree down promptly for recycling as I usually do, I've gotten stalled on...
Book Review: The Abhorsen Trilogy
January 12, 2009
SabrielLiraelAbhorsenBy Garth NixToday it's a three-fer review. This trilogy is made up of three really nice books, but the story is so compact and interwoven, I think of it as all one.This is a classic heroic tale, with many time-honored elements that...
The Days are Just Packed
January 8, 2009
Hopefully this won't jinx us, but it is Thursday and I say with cautious optimism that we've almost made it through the first week back to school and regular life after a really long Christmas break. The weather's been classic Maryland-style wintry (rain...
Happy New Year 2009!
January 1, 2009
The new year is here, and I find myself happy, hopeful and looking forward. We spent a fun evening with friends toasting in 2009 and had a great time. I'm fortunate in so many ways, and feel grateful for everything I have. I love new beginnings and...
Book Review: The Road
January 1, 2009
The RoadBy Cormac McCarthyI've wanted to read this for a while, mostly on the recommendation of a trusted book-friend. She had read All the Pretty Horses and found it unforgettable. When I found out this would be a movie with one of my fave actors,...
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