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25 Apr I scream, you scream, we all scream because life is ridiculous

Posted at 02:25h in Family, Family Time, Feelings, Love, milestones, Parenting, Three kids 0 Comments

It all started when Danny stepped in poop. "I told him to do it," said Henry. "I said, go ahead, get in trouble." I was trying to clear the table after dinner and put food away and do dishes and make lunches, all while holding baby Ellie...

06 Sep Worst mom in the world. Happy first day of school!

Posted at 01:25h in Bad stuff, Family, Feelings, Glens Falls, milestones, Parenting, Uncategorized, Working Mom 0 Comments

I had the best laid plans. I bought Henry a new lunch box. Well, new to us; a used Planetbox with custom magnets with all his favorite things; tornadoes, a fire alarm, our Chrysler Town & Country and a family portrait. Unknowingly, Cory's parents also bought...

31 Aug My parents’ stuff

Posted at 07:33h in Family, Feelings, Generations, Time, Uncategorized 0 Comments

I remember thinking, when I saw footage of the 2011 tsunami that hit Japan, how crazy it was that a disaster could turn houses, libraries, schools, museums, cars, people, into debris floating in the ocean. After Hurricane Katrina, my friend Emma went to help and photographed...

30 Aug On Henry’s graduation from daycare

Posted at 13:56h in Family, Family Time, Glens Falls, Time, Working Mom 0 Comments

I thought that my oldest son Henry turning five would have hit me harder. But the busy tasks of putting on a birthday party kept me occupied and it passed without any major meltdowns on my part. And I thought that him starting Kindergarten would...

02 Mar The house, Marz, growing up and growing old

Posted at 04:52h in Art, Bad stuff, Family, Feelings, Music, Time 0 Comments

In the last week or so, these things have happened: 1. My parents have accepted an offer on the house that I grew up in and now have to move out by spring. 1a. Due to the above, my folks have brought me several boxes of my...

03 Nov About Four.

Posted at 02:19h in Bad stuff, Family, Family Time, Feelings, Generations, Love, Parenting, Two Kids 0 Comments

So I've been trying to get Cory to go in on a third kid with me. He's not feeling it. He has good points. Like, how we're constantly close to the edge (or dangling over it by our fingertips) when it comes to balancing two kids....

23 May Meeting Raffi as a Beluga Grad

Posted at 01:39h in Family, Family Time, Generations, Socially responsible 0 Comments

Miss Conte, my favorite teacher, led schoolwide sing-alongs on her guitar at Sherburne Elementary School (Killington Elementary School). We belted out This Land is Your Land, Down by the Bay, and If I Had a Hammer, along with She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, and Chicken Lips &...