Since when do I EVER fit in to an extra small anything? Especially these days? When the item is supposed to be a dress and I make it in to a shirt, STRETCH it over my belly, and voila! I’m fashionably wearing an XS. Why do I even own something that is XS you might […]

We had such a fun Memorial Day. We took the kids to Central Park and packed a picnic lunch. The weather was perfect – mid 70s. Then we hopped in a cab and landed in Times Square. I thought there was going to be live music at noon from one of the Broadway shows, and […]

With only 10 days left here in NYC, we are in the mindset of “lasts”; last time to do this or that, last time to see this or that person. This past Sunday was my last time to fulfill two tasks that have become very important to me. The first task was to lead singing […]

We walk in different circles Our paths first crossing in crisis Hers needing help with his heart Mine needing help with his lungs Waiting by his bedside For his eyes to open wide She taught me how to knit So my hands would not sit idle She brought magazines to fill the time She brought […]

So Joe and I worked hard the last couple weeks to scour our apartment and prepare for a stoop sale we held this past Saturday. We didn’t have many big money items but we got rid of a bunch of junk. We had one table labeled “Everything $.25”, one table “Everything $.50” and one table […]

When we moved to Brooklyn from Manhattan, Sophia was 14 months old and looked like this: At the time, Sophia took one long nap during the day. I usually put her to bed around noon. It was about this time, everyday, that screams of laughter and delight would begin to ring in through our windows. […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, After nearly six years of work in progress, I am proud to introduce you to my book “Free to Dream”. I have referenced this book on this blog here and here and as part of my resolutions for 2008. I think it goes without saying that I am very proud of this […]

I need to take a moment to brag a bit on my hubbie. Joe has been accepted into Teach for America. If you’re not familiar with this program, it is a privately funded program that sends (primarily) college grads into America’s poorest school districts for two years. According to a recent article in the Wall […]