Monthly Archives: September 2009

Free Play, and "Please, Sir, I Want Some More"

Posted on September 29, 2009 by admin

His:Wearing bike helmets and raking acorns into the street – $0 Chasing a butterfly across neighbor’s front lawn – $0 Watching my 3 and 5-year-old giggle uncontrollably as they turn a Fall day into their playground – priceless Blessing: Seriously?! … Continue reading →

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Stressful Situation #52 (or, I Should Have Let it go to Voicemail)

Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin

Hers: The phone rang at 4:45 this afternoon. Unknown ID, but I answered. The woman introduced herself, and with my 5-year-old clinging to my leg, I tried to place the name, the company she was with. Was it PTA related? … Continue reading →

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All Hail Brookstone!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by admin

Note to Readers: We’ve changed our format slightly. You’ll now just find a HIS OR a HERS musing for each post rather than both as has been customary. This is to provide more frequent, less lengthy posts to all of … Continue reading →

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Wait a Minute Mr. Postman

Posted on September 17, 2009 by admin

Hers: Holy blast from the past. Got a large envelope from my mom today filled with the sorts of things only a mother would save. (I have my own trilogy of boxes, filling up with things I will unload on … Continue reading →

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On ETA’s and EPT’s

Posted on September 13, 2009 by admin

His: It was September 11, 2009, a somber rain-soaked morning, that I headed to a meeting in NYC. I did what I always do before I leave – check the traffic report. There was a 45-minute delay, so I chose … Continue reading →

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Remembering Freda

Posted on September 5, 2009 by admin

Hers: This weekend marks the yarzheit, or anniversary of my Grandmom’s death. A year ago now, my family and I traded stories of the funniest person we ever knew, made all the more funny by the fact that Grandmom had … Continue reading →

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What We Did on our Summer Vacation (and learned from our kids)

Posted on September 3, 2009 by admin

His:From the mouth of our 5-year-old … apparently he’s not immune to the conversations floating above his head. “Mommy and Daddy, you need to get money. When you were kids, you got allowance and you should have saved it all … Continue reading →

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