Pushing on a Rope
Family
Cat’s in the Cradle …
Finally finished celebrating Christmas this weekend. Yes, you read that correctly. Between the swim meets, volleyball games, gymnastics competitions and a million other things, this was the first weekend we could get together with Jacquie and her family. Jacquie is my dearest friend from college, a soul sister who is sometimes mistaken for actually being … Continue reading
Flash forward Friday — A secret no more
I don’t know if you can be Cinderella in a pair of riding boots, but on Monday I sure felt that way. I punctuated a weekend’s worth of birthday celebrations by meeting the woman who gave birth to me. (Go ahead and read the previous sentence again. I met the woman who relinquished me for … Continue reading
Two guiding lights to steer me home
What a day tomorrow will be. I haven’t slept a wink in days, my mind is going a mile a minute and I’m feeling more than a little “green” at the prospect of tomorrow’s lunch. I’m meeting my first mother, Pat, and will surely not be able to swallow a bite. There’s one person who … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Back to the Future
1972, my sixth birthday. I can taste that cake just by looking at it — it is my standing order year after year. And those crown-shaped candle holders sat on countless birthday cakes in our house .I think they were finally retired sometime ago. The dress, too — I remember loving it, althought today I … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Sibling Ties
The photo was taken in October 1960. That’s Basil at right, wearing the same expression I’ve seen a million times, getting a first glimpse of his new brother, Dean. (Well, he will as soon as my mother-in-law, Dena, unwraps him!) Basil is 5 here — and had long been king of the hill. Having a … Continue reading
Aloha eh?
There is no justice in this world. Remember last spring how Catherine and Basil went to DisneyWorld with the Greenwich High choral groups? Remember how they left me behind on account of how embarrassing I can be? Catherine begged me not to volunteer for chaperone duty, but all but volunteered Basil when the chorus director said … Continue reading
Worth a thousand words
Most of you are likely observing the Super Bowl with some kind of celebration. At our house, we’ve opted out … of most everything today. Although there was only a dusting of the white stuff, we took a snow day, slept in, had pancakes for breakfast, and puttered around the house. (Catherine is, ahem, still … Continue reading
Let the college search officially begin!
College kickoff night at Greenwich High last night. We and a bunch of other families with juniors packed ourselves, sardine-like, into the media center, trying to breath through the overheated air perfumed with all manner of lotions, shampoos, cologne and dinner aromas. Before the heat overtook me (seriously board of ed, we could save a … Continue reading
To infinity and beyond: One man’s journey through the honey-do list
Although Catherine and I made efforts to return to our routines on Wednesday, Basil had the remainder of this week off. (Yes, we envied him, especially as he continued to snore while we left the house each morning.) I had to laugh each night when I got home and he detailed the things he’d been … Continue reading
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
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