Archive for August, 2008

China Gold

China Gold.  Have you heard of it?  China Gold is a new syndrome sweeping China.  Not unlike the Bird Flu, China Gold can cause shortness of breath.  Other symptoms of China Gold include easy bruising, sore muscles, and perspiration. What am I talking about? I have no idea and neither do Olympic commentators. I love [...]

Passing the torch….

The talented Morningside Mom Caroline presented me with my first blog award since this blog’s inception thre months ago. I am truly humbled.  In her passing of the award, she called me smart (which I thank her for… it is nice to be validated, especially since we all know as our kids get older, they [...]

Minty Fresh

“Kids, its time to pack up,” N. said. Sweetie says, “But just wait until you see your boy R.” “Why?” I ask, suspicious.  “Did you put make up on him?” “No,”  Sweetie replies.  “But just wait until you see him.” R.  appears from the steps.  His hands, blue.  His hair matted in the back with [...]

You should be ashamed of your gender……

My brother, the wise ass that he always is, said this to me about a week ago when I mentioned a rift between friends.  He was joking, of course, but in the end, I had to admit (at the risk of alienating half the population) that sometimes I am ashamed.  Not of the whole gender, [...]

PPD

Depression is something that I have been struggling with for the majority of my life (to my family…. right now I am fine…. just writing about past experiences).   Depression and bi-polar disorder are genetic in my family.  I have come to grips with the fact that it is going to be a lifelong struggle, one [...]

Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?….. Why?

I took notes on the questions my kids have asked over the course of several days.  Here they are. Mom? Mommy? Juice? Can I have a treat? Did we eat breakfast?

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