Entries from January 30th, 2010

New York, New York

January 30th, 2010 No Comments

It feels like another lifetime. Last weekend I was in New York, walking around downtown with my yoga mat.  I hung out in a cool coffeeshop in Tribeca called Pain Au Quotidien, drinking a bowl of Cafe Au Lait and reading the New York Times. I bartered for a knock-off hobo bag on Canal St [...]

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Married, With Children

January 26th, 2010 3 Comments

One afternoon my husband and I walked in the door and lay down on the living room rug in our coats.  The world dissolved, and we melted into each other, bodies recalling the old spark and stir. Then the children pounced on us–crying for attention, pulling us apart.  They couldn’t bear to see us kiss, [...]

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Snow Art

January 21st, 2010 No Comments

Some things make you feel like a good mom. Not a great mom.  I don’t have the patience or cooking skills for that.  But a good mom– one who gets her kids out playing happily in the snow. I got this ingenious idea from A’s preschool teacher.  SNOW ART!  All you need are some old [...]

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Mama In the City

January 18th, 2010 3 Comments

Here’s the big news of 2010: I’m going to New York!  Without my children.  Alone and FREE!  Will everyone survive?  I hope so.  Am I ready?  Hell yeah. Yes, this country mouse is headed to New York City, as us Vermonters call the Big Apple.  If all goes well, I will take the train down [...]

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Cabin Fever 2: How To Survive January

January 9th, 2010 No Comments

Last winter was rough.  I felt like I spent weeks cooped up indoors with a warmth-loving 3-year-old and a wild-monster 1-year old. It’s true, my oldest is something of a hothouse flower.  She loves heat and being naked. She’d probably thrive in Southern Florida, but she’s going to have to wait till college for that [...]

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Winter Lemonade Stand

January 7th, 2010 No Comments

Nothing like a houseful of girls to keep things lively. During the holiday, A’s best friend from preschool, I, came over for a playdate.  It was a glorious, sunny, blue-and-white winter afternoon, but the girls wanted to stay indoors.  They dressed up as Fairy Princesses and set up a Lemonade Stand in the playroom. I [...]

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For Better or For What?

January 3rd, 2010 1 Comment

As the country debates Marriage as an institution, I consider the state of my own union. Tonight C. nursed to sleep in my arms after a night away.  Such sweet reunion.  Sometimes she likes to take my lower lip in her mouth and suck on it, laughing. Later, A. wrote me a card because she [...]

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Feeding Sugar Kitty

January 2nd, 2010 No Comments

I was on the radio last week! Lots of fun and lots of hard work.  The recording session took nearly 2 hours of intense coaching, articulation, and repeating sentences to get the tone and emphasis just right. To listen to my commentary on VPR, click here and go to LISTEN. This 3 minute, 14 second [...]

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