Okay. So. This is just waaaayyyyyy too long for Facebook, and – I suspect – for anyone to really follow along, but I find myself, once again, mired in controversy with the local community. There is an increasingly vocal and hate-filled contingent of parents who just totally clash with my … Continue reading

Once upon a time, Matt and Maya got a mini bernedoodle puppy and named him Bruno. Despite Bruno being one of the absolute cutest puppies ever, he turned out to be more of a challenge than they anticipated and was not really ideally suited to assimilate to their lifestyle. Since … Continue reading

See what I did there? Last weekend Cole (and Adam) had a Harry Potter-themed B’nai Mitvah. I have no idea how to frame this post; friends and relatives have asked for pics and the streaming link (there is no sound until 15 minutes in, but then it’s all good), and … Continue reading

Pretty much everyone who has known me more than 5 minutes knows I do not cook; I have neither the talent nor the affinity for it. It’s just not my thing – and as long as there is someone else around to feed me and/or takeout available, I didn’t really … Continue reading

Cole decided that he wanted a turtle – AND that he wanted to pay for all of the materials and supplies on his own. But he is 10 and does not have a job, so how to make the money? was born! Cole spent weeks researching and writing Best Pet … Continue reading

2019 was long. And hard. We all really, really needed a vacation last December and it just didn’t happen – and then there was no part of the past 12 months that offered a respite. It felt like our family was hit over and over again with one thing after … Continue reading

According to my friend Teri and Google, a group of unicorns is called a blessing – which is possibly the best thing I’ve ever heard. My group of friends is a blessing for sure. A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article about a 6′ tall light up … Continue reading

This graphic, or some version of it, has popped up all over my newsfeed in the past week. As we move through the High Holiday Season, this is a time of reflection and atonement, in order to move ahead. It reads “To those I may have wronged, I ask for … Continue reading

Lu’s eye surgery was yesterday and it was a much, much better experience than the lumbar puncture. We got a call on Wednesday to arrive at the hospital at 7:30 for a 9:00 procedure. We had a bit of a scramble finding someone to hang with Cole in the wee … Continue reading