At 5:45am, although I was still in mid-dream, my son bursted into the room giddy and jumping ten feet into the air. Well, maybe not ten feet. But surely quite high. He was super excited and that jubilant 9-year old excitement could not be contained. Late in the […]
Fifteen years ago I walked over 100 blocks in the New York summer sweltering heat to find the right dog for me. I did that four weekends in a row. Weekend after weekend I went to the upper East Side animal shelters looking at all the dogs that […]
When I was a young girl, I had a lot of hair issues. I had very curly hair. Extremely curly hair. Still do. However, my family was, for the most part, a straight hair one. My mother had no idea how to tame my curls. She […]
I have been to Vegas numerous times in the past few decades. I must admit that I have a bit of PTSD when it comes to Vegas in that my last trip there, which was a business trip, my flight back home ended horribly. There was extreme turbulence […]
The day you were born everything was new Still, I kept the whispers of history close by I kept it all for you. You brought an extra bright light into my life You made me laser focused You provided a multi-angled prism from which to live You laugh […]
My son, the light of my life, is about to turn nine years old. A week and a half left for me to enjoy his eight-year old self and brain. As an eight year old, he started solving more and more problems independently and liked it. He enjoys […]
Packing can be tedious and boring. Actually, it is both. However, it also can be cathartic, energizing and a beautiful nostalgic walk down nostalgia lane. I’ve been packing at a rapid rate but also carefully looking at each piece of clothing. Memory lane is jam-packed. In all my […]
Pack, pack, and pack some more. While packing and doing more packing, I have to sort out like 100 other things at the moment. When did life get so hectic and complicated? I’ve got physical therapy, I’ve got regular work and then I have work work. On top […]
According to my son, a few moments ago, we as a family move every year. That’s not necessarily true. It may be perhaps 1.5 years or 8.5 months. Yes we are moving again. However, this time we are moving into a house that we are purchasing. Fingers crossed […]
Look at that happy face. Too happy to be contained. Yet… Imagining a tsunami of tears coming over his face. His giggle. His bright eyes. His rambunctousness. Sadly, Nothing can prepare you for the sadness of a child. It is that thought and image that is running through […]
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