Category Archives: Miscellany

The pursuit of a parking pass, plus a sonnet

Each Friday I make my to-do list for the weekend. In a busy household with five kids there’s always something I could be doing. The …Read More

The good news is I've been able to sleep a little later in the morning for the latter half of this week. Both my older …Read More

This has not been a great week, sleep-wise. The 4-year-old has decided that he absolutely needs to have someone in the room with him while …Read More

I know a great many people will be on vacation next week for spring break. Closing all the open loops before taking a week off …Read More

This has been a short week in many ways. We didn't get back from Florida until Monday night, and then I've needed to fit two …Read More

I am slowly re-emerging to the land of the living. Yesterday I drove myself to my physical therapy appointment, so that was a victory. I …Read More

All time passes. Sometimes this is a sad realization — I think of the scene in To the Lighthouse when Mrs. Ramsay presides over the …Read More

Happy Friday everyone! One of my goals for 2024 is to listen to all the works of Bach. As it is January 5th, I am five …Read More

Yesterday was long. I got up at 6:22 to get my exercise clothes on, and then wake the kids up. I went upstairs and ran …Read More

I love looking at houses that are all decked out for Christmas. That's one of the upsides of paging through all the old December magazines …Read More

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