OK, Henry, it's just you and me and that plate of chicken. Are you going to come quietly and eat at least two bites of...
 "In vain you rise early and stay up late..." (Prov. 127:2) How many hours of sleep do you get? How many do you dream of...
I played with Barbies when I was a kid, but my older brothers made fun of me so I don’t remember playing with them for...

Time to Confess

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Let me start by saying MJ is deep in the “threeanger” phase. He is independent when he wants to be, totally needy other times, throwing...
I’m looking for a hole to crawl into and cry. Allergies are really kicking my but this season. Deadlines upon deadlines, both coming up and being...
When Ang and I decided to have kids, we landed quickly at the decision to purchase anonymous donor sperm through a sperm bank. The process,...
We are going through a tough phase in our house at the moment- the terrible twos. I'm not talking about the fact that our...

Diving In

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The grey sky loomed over us on a Monday afternoon in June. School was still in session, but the temperatures cried summer as we...
Many Hairstyles and Colors

50 Shades But Gray

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I have always been a hair experimenter. It has been long and short, and nearly every color occurring in nature. I was not blessed with...
There are many small and affordable changes I try to choose every single day to make my life more earth-friendly and sustainable. As a...
Murphy’s Law is an adage that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Personally, I think this is the perfect way to describe...
In April, I learned that one of my oldest and dearest friends had died. In between the surges of shock, of sadness, anger, and...
Growing up Jewish and living on Long Island, I never put any thought about what it would be like to raise children as part...

Random Thoughts Happen

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Wow, has the last few months flown by or what?!  My husband and I spent a week in Maine at the end of October....

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...