About a month ago, we passed the 100,000 mile mark on our 2002 Honda Odyssey which, if you were Dave, meant that it was IMMEDIATELY time to change the timing belt, an expensive but “must-do” piece of maintenance. If you were me, it meant that we can push the timing belt thing out a little [...]
Earlier this week, I received my Oprah Magazine in the mail. I used to get jazzed about these arrivals but lately they have left me feeling cold. Maybe it’s because every issue is the same? Be the Best You Can Be! Look Amazing! Eat Healthy! Overcome the Odds! Do More – Much Better! Yeah, I [...]
Dave and I often use the long weekend opportunity to road trip with the kiddos – most often to Rhode Island to see his folks. And while we chose to stay home this MLK weekend, I could not forget about those mothers who decided to brave the highways with their families. This post is for [...]
About this time every year my children begin to suffer from a seasonal disorder I will affectionately refer to as Video Game Overload – or VGO. VGO lies in the center of the perfect storm of ennui, between holiday gifts, cold weather, and Y chromosomes. Tween and teen boys are especially at risk for infection. [...]
Happy New Year and welcome back to MoB! I speak for myself when I tell you that my first week off from blogging in 2 ½ years was enlightening. I hope Jennifer will weigh in as part of her next post or make a comment here, but I suspect she had a similar experience. In [...]
Highly unlikely. But not impossible. That was the response from my gynecologist yesterday when I asked him what the chances are that I could still get pregnant at, ahem, my age. It wasn’t exactly the answer I was expecting. I think I was hoping for something more like, “very likely… happens ALL the time… especially [...]
Here is a nice picture of Noah in his new glasses. It was taken last week at the school’s winter concert. I was relieved when the optometrist diagnosed his nearsightedness as mild. Given my blindness, I know what is coming down the pike for this kid. Yet, I’m hopeful that by the time he needs to [...]
As we enter into the most intense magical time of the year, I would like to take this moment to reflect on those gifts that are truly timeless. A shiny new bicycle… a silent, delicate snowfall… the sound of children singing holiday songs… and the pyrotechnic grease fire show at Hibachi. The credit here goes [...]
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. ~ Nietzsche “We have to tell him to stop,” Dave implored me this weekend as we watched our oldest son on the dance floor at the lovely Bat Mitzvah we were attending. “Leave him alone,” I [...]
I realized that it was powerful enough to destroy us, which is why at approximately 11:54 a.m. yesterday I decided it was time. Dave had been walking around for most of the week as if someone had peed in his cornflakes. And he doesn’t even eat cornflakes. Noah had acquired an edge which caused him [...]
