I found this sitting on my desk this morning. With a note attached: And they just told me they get out of school early tomorrow…
Full Story »Hospital Sushi
While we were staying at the hospital for our 23 hour tour, he was not allowed to eat. Surgery may have been eminent. His IV was hooked up for fluids (spare me the memory of watching him squirm and cry while his vein “blew” three times just trying to place the IV). The next morning, [...]
Full Story »Just Like Curious George
He’s fine. We thought he was having an acute appendicitis… which called for an overnight “Observation.” While there, he miraculously got better. Thank goodness… no cutting involved. The hospital has just undergone a major renovation… the rooms, were beautiful. Sadly beautiful, like a posh hotel. Which, is truly, such a tragedy, that we ever need [...]
Full Story »Blurry Kodachrome Memories
“OH Yeah! Well, when you go to bed you wear an Origami KIMONO! And I’m telling everyone at school!!!…..” Blurry Kodachrome memories…. when things just move too fast — and there’s no camera fast enough to catch them. I did my best.
Full Story »Over The Moon
It’s his birthday. The one who loves green. And trains… and the entire concept of wearing shorts all winter. That one. He’s ten. I made the greenest cupcakes I have ever seen. I used an entire bottle — the big one, one ounce– of green food coloring. Then, we made this cake balls for his [...]
Full Story »O Holy Night
Two summers ago, our neighbor carried a very large square “train table” out of their house and to the curb. Then the words “free” appeared on a piece of paper taped to the front. Made by the father, legs painted white, their son, about the same age as my little guys, used it as his [...]
Full Story »Melting in Chicago
When, I called home from Chicago, the boys picked up the speaker phone, which meant that I could actually hear the sound of his feet padding across the kitchen floor as he ran, breathless, to the computer to check out his Youtube video. Up in Chicago, where it was cold, I was melting with joy [...]
Full Story »As If Four Pranksters Weren’t Enough
Oh yeah. He’s back… and he’s been quite the challenge to “manage” while we’ve been working through the Great Altoids Gift Challenges. Here’s what he’s been up to this year — from my newspaper column. We can freely debate the existence of Santa in our house — but when it comes to Elf, there is [...]
Full Story »Santa Has Interoffice Mail
He made his own “origami” envelope for his Wish List, with special instructions for Santa.
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