The ’season’ is upon us and the emails from the grandmothers have arrived. What might the cherubs want for Christmas, they ask. I haven’t replied. Because I’m trying to think o… more →
J is for Jenerousnyj wrote 4 days ago: The ’season’ is upon us and the emails from the grandmothers have arrived. What might th … more →
nyj wrote 1 month ago: I hate going to the dentist. Something about people digging in my mouth with metal instruments and t … more →
nyj wrote 1 month ago: There are books and magazines aplenty detailing the ins and outs of creating your very own spic and … more →
nyj wrote 1 month ago: Balloons I hate balloons. I’m not sure if it’s connected to a traumatic childhood incide … more →
nyj wrote 1 month ago: We had some friends over for dinner this weekend; the first dinner we’ve hosted in….a ra … more →
nyj wrote 1 month ago: When I arrived home from church yesterday, I couldn’t walk. There was nothing wrong with my le … more →
nyj wrote 2 months ago: Another rite of passage came upon us today: Picture Day. That day of the year when mothers all over … more →
nyj wrote 2 months ago: I was with a group of women several weeks ago, and we were talking about core values and peak moment … more →
nyj wrote 2 months ago: If you’ve been around kids for any amount of time, you know that if they wake up too early … more →
nyj wrote 2 months ago: We had some friends over one Friday night, a few weeks ago. As we were sitting around, talking, we w … more →
nyj wrote 2 months ago: In order to round off what can best be described as ‘birth week’ on this blog, I thought … more →
nyj wrote 3 months ago: The middle-aged girl with the lazy uterus In the end, I went into labor. Maybe because I changed the … more →
nyj wrote 3 months ago: In all of pregnancy I don’t think there is a day that is quite as difficult to get through, wi … more →
nyj wrote 3 months ago: Some people spend their Saturday nights going out on the town, watching movies, eating at restaurant … more →
nyj wrote 3 months ago: While Mr. Johnson certainly appreciates the money I’m saving by cutting our cherubs’ hai … more →
nyj wrote 4 months ago: ‘Happy anniversary’ Jason announced at 7.30 this morning; as we both struggled to wake u … more →
nyj wrote 4 months ago: The writing was on the wall…. ‘Just think of what you could have written,’ Jason m … more →
nyj wrote 6 months ago: I guess I just never envisioned someday I would: grow up, get married, have 2.5 boys, live in Calgar … more →
nyj wrote 7 months ago: In honor of Earth Day, I decided not to complain about the snow that started falling just before noo … more →