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Lest I leave you with the impression that our life consists of alternating medical procedures with unwanted inappropriate comments, I’ve put together a medley of recent activities. Lordy lord we’re busy, but in a good way. The boys won many … Continue reading →

Okay… this is why I said to hell with them all a year or so ago and just gave up on the medical profession entirely. On Monday I had a bewildering, dehumanizing experience at the Cleveland Clinic– AGAIN. When will … Continue reading →

Okay so on Tuesday I had to eat the radioactive breakfast special at the Cleveland Clinic (radioactive egg beaters, slimy and extremely hot from the microwave, with very, very welcome toast and jelly on the side and a refreshing paper … Continue reading →

Who let the doctors out? Okay, I’m the one who effectively sicced (?) them on myself. After my endoscopy in January, I decided to go up to the Cleveland Clinic (Land of 10,000 specialists) and get another opinion on whether … Continue reading →

It’s a new year, a new day. I’m home today with two sickish kids (sore throats and ennui), which has forced a grinding halt to my recent rather frantic pace of life. I’ve been teaching a creative writing workshop at … Continue reading →

…But since I have to sit here and drink salty liquids and monitor my BP and HR for a while, I guess I’ll take a little break from holiday prep and, well, just SIT. I was just shopping away in … Continue reading →

Isaac is an atheist. Religion just offends his scientific mind. Church is merely an ordeal of pew-sitting and enforced quiet, with the lone benefit of baked goodies at the end. Also, since he spent the first several years of his … Continue reading →

I made an owl cake for Elias’s 5th birthday this weekend. It wasn’t as hard as I thought, but the directions I had (from Parenting.com) omitted several key details. I thought I’d put the whole thing up online so someone … Continue reading →

Last October, I was the queen of Jello. Following the lead of my mentor, The Jello Mold Mistress of Brooklyn, I managed to succeed at this incredible layered jello cake for Isaac’s 8th birthday: Sliced and with real whipped cream, … Continue reading →

Hey there. Since I set up this new blog site with WordPress I’ve been having some subscriber issues. You’d think this would be the easiest thing in the world, but for some reason I’m having a hard time with it. … Continue reading →