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I feel a well of anger. I have not used my voice for a multitude of reasons…I don’t know where to post, who I’m even speaking to, I don’t want to offend. But I feel sick. I open the paper and I see headlines and read about issues that are so deeply wrong. I don’tContinue reading “Smoke from my ears this morning”

My head always seems to be swirling around inside and it’s hard to slow it down without effort. Here are a few things things are keeping it moving. We are considering sending Finn to a private school, The McLean School, which has smaller classes than public schools can offer. The public middle school here isContinue reading “McLean, Afghanistan and a dog named Bali”

Hugh turns 50, Tatum sprained her ankle and Mom is having surgery. And the milk was put away…in the pantry. But reversing the order, things should only get better from here. At least the toilet didn’t overflow, which it did last week.

As much as we liked our Saturday Thanksgivings in Jakarta, there is something awesome about a Thursday family Thanksgiving with turkey instead of a complete roasted pig. We embraced the 11- hour drive to Seymour–well, sort of– and had a wonderful long weekend with Kevin’s family. Kevin and the children had been there in JuneContinue reading “The Turkey Overtakes the Pig: Mashed and Money in Seymour”

When life brings you raspberries, bring on the fruit tart.  Life has given Mom a raspberry recently, so Doug generously bought me a ticket to see her for her birthday. I brought my sidekick Finn too. She was definitely surprised, as in jaw dropped, hand to forehead speechless. It was awesome! We got to seeContinue reading “Bringing the Party to the Birthday”

I would never have imagined in fifth grade that I’d be so happy to take my kids to the Bethesda library. But seriously! This makes me so happy! Finn’s reading The Great Brain is Back. Clara is reading the second in a trilogy about the Mount of Olympus or something by Rick Riordan. And TatumContinue reading “Loving the Library”

Acclaimed author Joanna Biggar, aka Mom, released her second novel, Melanie’s Song, in October. It’s a sequel to That Paris Year, but it can be read as a stand alone book too. It’s a mystery about the disappearance of a friend. It’s set in all kinds of familiar places, like Mendicino, Pasadena, San Fransisco andContinue reading “Melanie’s Song, Get Your Copy Today!”

Waiting for Dad to complete his epic hospital journey, and to be with him in it, left little room to keep my head above water on much else (beside caring for three little pigs and starting my new job). But now that Dad is blessedly, blissfully back home, let me catch you up on otherContinue reading “Working Backwards, as Usual”

Group email from October 9. Wow, it’s real. Dad is HOME. After all our lengthy updates, it’s hard to know what to say about Dad’s arrival back home today except it’s awesome having him back. In more ways than one. He said next he dies, he’ll do it quickly and just get it over with!Continue reading “Poppy’s in the House!”