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National Hugging Day
Today is National Hugging Day. I know this because it’s listed on Jude’s school calendar next to a graphic of Snoopy hugging Woodstock. So it’s totally legit. I’m looking at you, National Chocolate Cake Day. I was reading an article earlier … Continue reading
282 Steps
In an average day, I take about 4,000 steps. If I run on the elliptical machine or engage in a power-shop at the mall, it’s much higher, and on the lazier days, that number shrinks by at least a thousand. I know … Continue reading
You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello
It was two days after Christmas, and I was tired of baked ziti. I know. What sort of a person gets tired of baked ziti? But three days in a row of it, and I needed to get out of … Continue reading
What Jude Said
I often find myself wanting to write posts about my son because he is the central focus of my life. I think about him almost every moment of the day, and he’s the person with whom I spend most of … Continue reading
The Icing
On what was to be the coldest day in decades in our corner of Pennsylvania, I decided to keep Jude home from school so we could hang out and cuddle. I am still on holiday break, and though I want … Continue reading
Ready for Merry
It’s Christmas Eve! It’s Christmas Eve! Forget what I said yesterday. I AM psyched! So is Jude–he woke up at seven am after a night of little, interrupted sleep. When I told him he needed more rest, he said: “I … Continue reading
Holiday Breakin’
In case you were wondering, this is what it feels like to submit final grades: Holiday break is officially here, and I am psyched–if not a little delirious. May the stress-induced cookie eating stop and the all-night dance party begin. … Continue reading