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2012, we bid you a quiet adieu
I know you’ll be envious of my New Year’s Eve plans. Believe me, I’m not trying to gloat, but I’m betting very few of you are being treated to the year-end excitement I am tonight. Our evening started about 4:30, dropping Catherine at a friend’s house party. Then we got our own party started with … Continue reading
New year, new me
Are you making any resolutions? I used to. Back when I was a kid, I regularly resolved to be better about listening to my parents (probably lasted about a day) be nicer to my sister (might have lasted an hour) exercise (maybe took two long walks? How ironic that I am now a fitness instructor!) … Continue reading
You gotta get up and try, try, try
We enjoyed a belated holiday celebration last night with our former neighbors. Now that we don’t see them over the fence or at the front door each day, it’s a great treat to spend time with them, see how big the kids are getting, hear the crazy things they say, see the youngest one (conceived … Continue reading
Can we talk?
Enjoying your in-between days, as a friend calls them? I am frantically trying to but they are moving too damn fast — it’s as though I’m watching the hours slip through my fingers. Still, it’s nice to spend time with family and friends, have a little time to breathe, a little time to sleep, start … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you peace, joy and love — today and all year through. From our house to yours, Merry Christmas!
Yes, Catherine, there is a Santa Claus
Reposted from December 20, 2011, because, well, we all need to believe. One of the great things about being a parent is a chance to reconnect with your own childhood –something Basil and I do with gusto at this time of year. Playing Santa is perhaps a parent’s biggest pleasure — even when the kid would rather … Continue reading
My own elf — not on the shelf
Had my own Christmas miracle today: Catherine jumped in to help with our last-minute preparations. She rolled out of bed before noon, helped make the gravy for Tuesday’s stuffed shells, emptied the garbage, made up a couple of plates of cookies, and found time between text messages to put away some of the stuff that … Continue reading
Looking back on a year full of laughs
We started 2012 with a walk at the beach and a promise to breathe and keep things in balance. It was the last time that happened all year. Like many of you, we had a year full of ups and downs, challenges, setbacks, milestones and, well, you name it. Through it all, we tried — … Continue reading
Onward
So, the world didn’t end overnight. It’s officially the first day of winter, four days before Christmas, and all the unfinished tasks that were here when I went to bed remain. Guess I really have no more excuses to avoid the housecleaning.
Remembering Christmases past
There she is, in all her glory: This year’s Christmas tree is dressed at last. As crazy as it is to get everything done this time of year, decorating the tree is great fun and a welcome walk down memory lane. I don’t do the tinsel and garland my mother used to arrange so … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 