Every time there is an impending “break” in our schedule, I get nervous about how I’m going to keep my crazy rugrats busy. I line up tons of play dates and plan on extra time at the gym. When it’s over, I’m usually sad. We end up having a nice, relatively unstructured break. And part of me is reluctant to […]

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It’s a Boy!!!! Welcome to our crazy family, Noah Unger Wiener (weighing in at 6lbs. 14oz, 18″ tall)

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Everyone keeps nicely asking me how I am. And perhaps if I were pregnant with my first I would say something like, I can’t wait to meet this precious baby. Maybe when I was pregnant with my second I would say that I’m excited to not be pregnant. My response lately is far less cordial. It’s been no secret that […]

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I’ve described him to people as the biggest and smartest man in the world. As I got older my assessment has changed a bit, maybe because I have gotten taller or he has shrunk. Either way, he is still the smartest man in the world and one of the most special to me – my “Poppy.” I have mentioned a […]

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I have collected friends from a variety of different places in my life. Recently I went to the wedding of a friend from preschool. Now that I have these little offsprings that are starting to develop relationships of their own, are they going to someday be attending each other’s weddings? It’s no surprise that Drew has developed some close friends […]

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The disclaimer is that I am pregnant and my hormones are a wreck but it doesn’t change the fact that what happened in Connecticut this morning was a horrific tragedy. It’s hard to be compassionate and open to the information without losing yourself in the tragedy. Columbine was one of the most tragic events I can think of in my […]

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When the kids were in full day daycare, they were getting sick all the time. And as stressful as it was managing a sick child, figuring out who would watch them and shuffling around one’s work schedule to accomodate, there was something exciting about having an unscheduled day to stay home and take care of them. Since I “retired,” our […]

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Generally I’m a very decisive person. Plus, I’m totally a planner. Those two together usually mean that my mind is made up long before I even need to have my mind made up. It feels like months since I blogged about “What’s in a Name?” I’d like to say the progress has been great since that blog…but I’d be lying. […]

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